Yang Shuo (, April 28, 1913 – August 3, 1968) was a Chinese

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born in Penglai, Shandong. He produced over a hundred works. He committed suicide during the

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by overdosing on

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s. His works continue to be taught in Chinese schools as part of the literary curriculum. Part of his work was dedicated to writing about everyday life in African and Asian countries.

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1913 births 1968 suicides 1968 deaths Chinese male short story writers People from Penglai, Shandong Writers from Yantai Suicides during the Cultural Revolution Drug-related suicides in China Suicides in the People's Republic of China 20th-century Chinese essayists 20th-century Chinese short story writers Short story writers from Shandong Politicians from Yantai People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong {{China-writer-stub