Xiao San
Xiao San | |
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Eva Sandberg Gan Lu | |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Xiao Zisheng (brother) Xiao Yueying (father) |
Xiao San (simplified Chinese: 萧三; traditional Chinese: 蕭三; pinyin: Xiāo Sān; 10 October 1896 – 4 February 1983) was a Chinese poet and translator. He was fluent in Russian, French, German, and English.
Xiao San was the first writer to write a biography of Mao Zedong.[1]
Names
His birthname was Xiao Kesen (萧克森). His style name was Zizhang (子暲), his given name was Xiao Chunsan (萧莼三), and he also known as Xiao Zhifan (萧植蕃). His pen name included Emi Siao (萧爱梅) and Tianguang (天光).
Biography
Xiao was born Xiao Kesen (萧克森) in Xiangxiang, Hunan, on October 10, 1896, the second son of Xiao Yueying (萧岳英), a Chinese educator. He had an elder brother, Xiao Zisheng (1894-1976), a Chinese educator and scholar.
Xiao San attended Dongshan School and Dongshan High School.
Xiao was arrested by the Chinese government in 1961 during the Sino-Soviet split. In June 1967, he and his wife Eva Sandberg were thrown into Qincheng Prison, they were released in October 1974. He was politically rehabilitated in 1979 by Hu Yaobang and died in Beijing on February 4, 1983.[3]
Works
- Mao Zedong's Early Years (Chinese: 毛泽东的青年时代)
- The Road to Peace (Chinese: 和平之路)
- The Song of Friendship (Chinese: 友谊之歌)
- Selected Poems of Xiao San (Chinese: 萧三诗选)
- Precious Memory (Chinese: 珍贵的纪念)
- Collected Works of Xiao San (Chinese: 萧三文集)
Personal life
Xiao San married four times. He married his first wife Tan Xuejun (Chinese: 谭雪君) in his hometown at the age of 18; she died in 1922 in
He had three sons with Eva Sandberg, two sons with Gan Lu, and one son with Vassa Starodubtseva.
With Vassa Starodubtseva:
- Allan Starodub (born 1927)
With Eva Sandberg:
- Xiao Li'ang (born 1938) (Chinese: 萧立昂)
- Xiao weijia (born 1943) (Chinese: 萧维佳)
- Xiao Heping (born 1950) (Chinese: 萧和平)
With Gan Lu:
- Xiao Tieta (born February 1946) (Chinese: 萧铁塔)
- Xiao Ganping (Chinese: 萧甘平)
References
- ^ Ye Jiefu (2012-11-11). "萧三:第一个为毛泽东写传的人". CPC News (in Chinese).
- ^ Sun Qinan, Li Shizhen (2004-11-02). "Mao Zedong and Xiao San". GMW (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ "历史上的2月4日 萧三在北京逝世". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2008-02-03. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.