Li Xifan
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Li Xifan (Chinese: 李希凡; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-fan; 11 December 1927 – 29 October 2018) was a Chinese Marxist literary scholar and redologist. He became nationally famous in 1954, when his critique of the revered redologist Yu Pingbo was praised by Mao Zedong, who seized the opportunity to launch a nationwide campaign to criticize the idealism of Yu Pingbo and Hu Shih. Li later served as a long-time editor of the People's Daily and Vice President of the Chinese National Academy of Arts.
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Native name | 李希凡 | ||||||||
Born | (1927-12-11)December 11, 1927 Tongzhou, Beijing, China | ||||||||
Died | October 29, 2018(2018-10-29) (aged 90) Beijing, China | ||||||||
Occupation | Marxist literary scholar, redologist | ||||||||
Language | Chinese | ||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||
Alma mater | Shandong University | ||||||||
Period | 1954-2018 | ||||||||
Genre | Comment | ||||||||
Notable works | Comments on Dream of Red Mansions | ||||||||
Spouse | Xu Chao | ||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||
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Chinese | 李希凡 | ||||||||
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