Occupation Writer Role Writer | Name Wu Jianren Died 1910, Shanghai, China | |
Books Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed Over Two Decades Similar People Zeng Pu, Liu E, Wu Jingzi | ||
Wu Jianren (T: 吳趼人, S: 吴趼人, P: Wu Jianren, W: Wu Chien-jen; 1866–1910), also known as Wu Woyao (T: 吳沃堯, S: 吴沃尧, P: Wu Woyao, W: Wu Wo-yao) was a Chinese writer of the late Qing period. A native of Foshan, Guangdong province, he is known for several novels, namely Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed Over Two Decades and The Sea of Regret.
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Wu Jianren wrote novels for an audience who did not receive a classical education, and he used everyday vernacular speech in his works.
Wu Jianren recorded stories from newspapers that he could use as a source in his work within a notebook. Bao Tianxiao, another novelist who wrote an account of Wu Jianren's notebook, used this technique to write Shanghai Chunqiu (上海春秋; Shanghai records).
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