Lin Wenyue (; 5 September 1933 – 26 May 2023) was a Taiwanese scholar, writer, translator, and professor.
Biography
Lin was born in Shanghai in 1933, with her ancestral home in Changhua County. Lin primarily studied at a Japanese school. Her grandfather, Lian Heng, was a historian, who was Vice President Lien Chan's grandfather.
In 1946, Lin went to Taiwan with her family. In 1952, Lin was accepted to National Taiwan University. After graduation, she worked in Taiwan University as a teacher. Lin married Guo Yulun () in 1957 in Taiwan. She started to publish books in 1960.
In 1969, Lin went to study Japanese Literature at Kyoto University in Japan.
In 1989, Lin went to the United States and was a professor in Washington University in St. Louis.
Lin retired in 1993 and she settled in America. From 1993 to 1999, Lin was a professor at Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and Charles University.
Lin died in Oakland, California on 26 May 2023, at the age of 89.
Works
Prose works
Yaoyuan () Chat () Schoolroom In the afternoon () Diet Diary ()
Biography
Biography of Lian Heng ()
Translations
The Pillow Book () Izumi Shikibu's Diary () The Tale of Genji () The Tales of Ise () Thirteen Nights ()
Awards
Yaoyuan () – 5th Zhongxing Literature and Art Award
Schoolroom In the afternoon () – 9th China Times Literature Award
Chat () – 14th National Literature and Art Award (1988) The Tale of Genji () – 19th National Literature and Art Award (1994) Diet Diary () – 3rd Taipei Literature Award