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Biography of Simon Leys
28. Sep 1935 – 11. Aug 2014(78 years)Died in:Sydney, New South Wales
Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist
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Simon Leys (* 28. September 1935 in Uccle; † 11. August 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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8 Events1935
Born in Uccle, Brussels-Capital Region
1971
Prix Stanislas Julien
1975
Jean Walter Prize
1992
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
2001
Prix Renaudot of essay
2004
Prix Femina
2005
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
2014