Literature & Ideas
Household Name
Jin Yong
1924 – 2018
Author of the most popular martial arts novels in the Chinese language
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Why they are here
The Hong Kong novelist and newspaper founder whose martial arts epics have been read by hundreds of millions and adapted endlessly for film, television and games.
Jin Yong, the pen name of Louis Cha, wrote fifteen wuxia novels between 1955 and 1972, including The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. He also co-founded the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.
His novels are among the best-selling books in the Chinese language and remain a shared reference point for readers across the Chinese-speaking world.
His novels are among the best-selling books in the Chinese language and remain a shared reference point for readers across the Chinese-speaking world.
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