 | In this May, 1984 file photo shows, Ba Jin, one of China's most revered writers, died of cancer at age 101 in Shanghai on Monday, Oct. 17, 2005 after a six-year battle with malignant mesothelium cell tumor and other diseases. Born in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, Ba was recognized widely as one of greatest Chinese cultural masters in modern Chinese history and an outstanding publisher and editor. Ba's true name is Li Fugan. He chose the pen name 'Ba Jin' in memory of Baranpo, one of his schoolmates in France who committed suicide because he detested the world and its ways, whereas the word 'Jin' was proposed by his Russian schoolmate studying philosophy. click to open  |
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