League of Left-Wing Writers
The League of Left-Wing Writers (Chinese: 中國左翼作家聯盟; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zuǒyì Zuòjiā Liánméng), commonly abbreviated as the Zuolian in Chinese, was an organization of writers formed in Shanghai, China, on 2 March 1930, at the instigation of the Chinese Communist Party and the influence of the celebrated author Lu Xun. [1]
Other members included
Due to the League's prominent political views, it was quickly banned by the Kuomintang government. On 7 February 1931, the government executed five members of the League: Li Weisen (李伟森), Hu Yepin, Rou Shi, Yin Fu (殷夫), and Feng Keng.[5]
The League was disbanded voluntarily in 1936. This was mainly in order to encourage authors to unite across political boundaries and face the rapidly increasing threat from Japan.
Execution
Five Chinese writers associated with the League of Left-Wing Writers – Li Weisen, Hu Yepin, Rou Shi, Yin Fu, and Feng Keng – were executed on 7 February 1931 by the Kuomintang in the "White Terror" period that followed the 1927 Shanghai massacre.
Eighteen other communists were executed on the same day, including a pregnant woman.[5]
Some have suggested that the five may have been betrayed by others in the Communist Party, perhaps as a result of a power struggle.[6]
See also
- Union of Soviet Writers
- Union of Chinese Writers
- League of American Writers
- International Union of Revolutionary Writers
Notes
- ISBN 978-962-996-061-2.
- ^ Zhang 张, Xiaofeng 晓风 (12 March 2008). "张晓风：我的父亲母亲" [Zhang Xiaofeng: My father and mother]. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ISBN 9780521243384.
- ^ Spence 1981, plate 61.
- ^ a b Wong 1991, p. 100.
- ^ Wong 1991, pp. 100, 131.
References
- Spence, Jonathan D. (1981). The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution, 1895-1980. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0670292478.
- Wong, Lawrence Wang-Chi (1991). Politics and Literature in Shanghai: The Chinese League of Left-Wing Writers. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2924-4.