Simon Leys

Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.

Born September 28th, 1935 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Canberra (cancer).

Occupations
essayist, linguist, literary critic, poet lawyer, sinologist, translator, university teacher, writer
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare