Lu Wenfu

Who is Lu Wenfu?

Lu Wenfu（Chinese: 陆文夫, March 23, 1927 - July 9, 2005） is a contemporary Chinese writer. He was interested in literature from an early age and devoted all his life into it. He worked for many years as journalist and a magazine editor and served as president of the Jiangsu Writers' Association and vice president of the Chinese Writers' Association. Lu's life ended in Suzhou, his favorite city in Jiangsu province.All his work is a mirror of this old city and that's why his novels are generally regarded as Suzhou literature.He is famous for his first story Deep within a Lane. From then on, Lu started producing a lot of fictions and essays.