Liu E (writer)
Liu E (simplified Chinese: 刘鹗; traditional Chinese: 劉鶚; pinyin: Liu E, 18 October 1857—23 August 1909), his courtesy name was Tieyun (铁云) and his pen name was Hongdu Bailian Sheng (洪都百炼生, "Hundred Refining Man of Hongdu"), was a Chinese functionary, economic proponent, writer and novelist.
Liu was born in Liuhe (now Nanjing). In the government he worked with flood control, famine relief, and railroads. He became disillusioned with officials ideas of reform and became a proponent of private economic development modeled after western systems.
It was these economic ideas that inspired his literary work the Lao Can Youji (老残游记, "The Travels of Lao Can") published in 1907. His novel, a social satire that showed the limits of the old elite and officialdom, was an immediate success. Despite this, Liu was framed for malfeasance and exiled, where he died within the next year in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article- "Liu E"
- Shen, Tianyou, "Liu E". Encyclopedia of China, 1st ed.
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