Put forward the concept of "pure literature", and promoted a large number of literary youth in Taiwan Province Province. He wrote many novels and short stories in his life, and the output was very considerable. Among them, the novel Old Things in the South of the City (1960) is the most famous.
The Pure Literature Publishing House she founded (1968- 1995) is the first professional literature publishing house in China, which has published many famous books.
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Lin's father Lin is from Toufen Town, Miaoli County, Taiwan, and his ancestral home is Jiaoling, Guangdong Province. Mother Huang Lin Aizhen is from Banqiao, Taiwan Province. Lin's eldest daughter has two sisters Xiuying, three sisters Yanzhu, a younger brother, four sisters, five sisters and a younger brother Yao.
His father, Mr. Lin, died in Beijing in May of 193 1 at the age of 44. 1932, his fourth sister Yan Ying (6 years old) died, and his younger brother Yan Zhang (3 years old) also died.
During his stay in Beijing, Lin met Xia, editor and lifelong companion of World Journal. They got married in the auditorium of Peking Union Medical College Hospital on May 1939, which was a major cultural event in Peiping at that time. After their marriage, they moved into a big family in Yongguangsi Street, Xiajia.
1948165438+10 In October, Lin and Xia returned to their hometown in Taiwan Province with their mother, younger brother Yan Sheng and younger sister Yan Jun, and they gave birth to another child in Taiwan Province. 1983, Ms. Lin's mother passed away at the age of 8 1 year;
1In August, 988, Lin met Yan Zhu, the third sister who had been separated in Shanghai for 37 years.