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Simon Leys

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Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist

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According to Wikipedia, Pierre Ryckmans , better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. Through the publication of his trilogy Les Habits neufs du président Mao , Ombres chinoises and Images brisées , he was one of the first intellectuals to denounce the Cultural Revolution in China and the idolizing of Mao in the West.

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Simon Leys is most known for their academic work in the field of education. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and political science.

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