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Culture Insider: Chinese writers who came close to Nobel Prize

( chinaculture.org ) Updated: 2014-10-09 09:21:57

Lin Yutang

Culture Insider: Chinese writers who came close to Nobel Prize

File photo of Lin Yutang with his wife. [Photo/IC]

In 1975, Lin Yutang was elected vice president of PEN International and all members agreed to recommend him as candidate for the prize in the name of the organization. Lin was nominated and under review by the Nobel Committee but was not selected.

Culture Insider: Chinese writers who came close to Nobel Prize

 

Culture Insider: Chinese writers who came close to Nobel Prize

 

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