What is Pierre Ryckmans?
'''Pierre Ryckmans''' (28 September 1935 &ndash; 11 August 2014), also known by his [[pen name]] '''Simon Leys''', was a [[Belgians|Belgian]]-[[Australians|Australian]] [[diplomat]], [[writer]], [[Sinology|sinologist]], [[essayist]] and [[literary]] [[critic]]. He wrote in many language including [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]]. He wrote the [[novel]] [[Chinese Shadows (Ombres Chinoises)|''Chinese Shadows'' (''Ombres Chinoises'')]] in 1974 in French, which was later translated to English in 1977. He was also the Professor of Chinese Studies at the [[University of Sydney]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] from 1987 until 1993. Ryckmans was born in [[Brussels]]. He studied [[China|Chinese]] culture, art and literature in [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]] and China. He moved to [[Australia]] in 1970. He later taught Chinese in many [[University|universities]] all over the [[Australian Capital Territory]] and New South Wales. He was married and had four children. Ryckmans died from [[cancer]] on 11 August 2014 in [[Sydney]], aged 78.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chairman’s New Clothes author Pierre Ryckmans dies aged 78|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/chairmans-new-clothes-author-pierre-ryckmans-dies-aged-78/story-e6frg8nf-1227020219798|accessdate=11 August 2014|work=[[The Australian]]|date=11 August 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|1038849}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryckmans, Pierre}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Australian critics]] [[Category:Australian diplomats]] [[Category:Australian essayists]] [[Category:Belgian essayists]] [[Category:Linguists]] [[Category:Belgian translators]] [[Category:University of Sydney faculty]] [[Category:Writers from Brussels]] {{Bio-stub}}