Memorial Page for Simon Leys (née Pierre Ryckmans)

Sep 28, 1935 – Aug 11, 2014(78 years)Died in:Sydney, New South Wales

Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist

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Biography

Birthplace

Uccle, Brussels-Capital Region

Place of Death

Sydney, New South Wales

Nationality

Belgium

Cause of Death

cancer

Occupation(8)

university teacherlinguisttranslatoressayistsinologistpoet lawyerliterary criticwriter

Awards(7)

Prix mondial Cino Del DucaPrix Renaudot of essayPrix FeminaCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Jean Walter PrizePrix Stanislas JulienChristina Stead Prize for Fiction

Education(2)

Catholic University of LeuvenNational Taiwan Normal University

Simon Leys (* September 28, 1935 in Uccle; † August 11, 2014 in Sydney) was a belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist. He was 78 years old. His education included Catholic University of Leuven and National Taiwan Normal University. He received 7 awards, including Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, Prix Renaudot of essay. His cause of death was cancer.

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Born in Uccle, Brussels-Capital Region

1935

Prix Stanislas Julien

1971

Jean Walter Prize

1975

Christina Stead Prize for Fiction

1992

Prix Renaudot of essay

2001

Prix Femina

2004

Prix mondial Cino Del Duca

2005

Died in Sydney, New South Wales (cancer)

2014

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Simon Leys (née Pierre Ryckmans). Forever remembered.