Eryue He

Ling Jiefang
Born (1945-11-03) November 3, 1945
Xiyang County, Shanxi, China
Pen name Er Yuehe
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Nationality Chinese
Genre Historical fiction
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ling.

Ling Jiefang (Chinese: 凌解放; born November 3, 1945), better known by his pen name Eryue He (Chinese: 二月河; literally: "February River"), is a Chinese historical fiction writer. Ling is best known for writing biographical novels of three Qing Dynasty emperors (Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor and Qianlong Emperor), all of which have been adapted into award-winning television series.

Life

Ling was born in Xiyang County, Shanxi. He moved to Nanyang, Henan, and settled there with his parents. He served in the People's Liberation Army for ten years from 1968 to 1978. His inspiration for the emperor biographies came from his study of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He is also a member of the standing committee of the Chinese Redology Association, with a group of people devoting time and effort on the study of the aforementioned novel.

List of works

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