Qian Xingcun

Qian Xingcun (, 6 February 1900 17 June 1977), also known by the pen name (),), Zhang Ruoying (), Ruan Wuming (), Ying Sun (), Wei Ruhui (), and Zhang Fengwu () .}} was a Chinese literary critic, author, and screenwriter. Born in Wuhu, Anhui, Qian moved to Shanghai in 1918 to attend the Shanghai Zhonghua Industrial College. Following the May Fourth Movement, he began writing extensively as a member of the leftist and League of Left-Wing Writers; he also joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1926. He penned several screenplays for the Mingxing Film Company in the 1930s as well as reviews of contemporary Chinese literature, which were followed during the Second Sino-Japanese War by anti-Japanese periodicals and stage plays. Having occupied prominent positions in the People's Republic of China since its establishment, he was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution.

Qian produced three collections of short stories, two poetry collections, a lengthy narrative poem, and four stage dramas, as well as several film scripts. In his literary criticism, he promoted a concept of "proletarian realism" a communal and activist style of class-conscious literature. He was critical of fellow leftist writers Lu Xun and Mao Dun, while upholding Jiang Guangci as an early proponent of revolutionary literature. Provided by Wikipedia