Author
Jin Yong
A pen name of Louis Cha. Jin Yong was one of the world's bestselling writers, with more than 100 million of his works sold (not including unknown numbers of bootleg copies). He was beloved across China for his wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry) novels, which have given rise to film, television, com…
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A pen name of Louis Cha.
Jin Yong was one of the world's bestselling writers, with more than 100 million of his works sold (not including unknown numbers of bootleg copies). He was beloved across China for his wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry) novels, which have given rise to film, television, comic book and video game adaptations. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1981, and was one of two authors on the MacLehose list who have had asteroids named in their honour (the other being Georges Perec).
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