Liu Zhen (1930–)

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Liu Zhen (1930–)

Chinese short-story writer. Born 1930 in China.

After father and brothers were killed for associating with the Communists, joined Communist army (1939), where she learned to read and write; kept diary and wrote stories about experiences; in story "The Black Flag" (1978), criticized policy of 'Great Leap Forward'; also wrote "The Winding Stream" (1962).

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