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My Take
To me, writing well for children is one of the hardest crafts there is, and Cao Wenxuan has mastered it. A professor and doctoral tutor at Peking University, he could easily have hidden behind academic prestige, yet he chose to write stories that reach young readers. The fact that his work has been translated into English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Serbian tells me his sensibility crosses borders effortlessly. What I find moving is the humility required to kneel down to a child's eye level and speak plainly. That blend of scholarly depth and tender simplicity earns my genuine respect; it is a rarer gift than most acknowledge.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cao Wenxuan
- Name (Japanese)
- 曹文軒
- Reading
- そう・ぶんけん
- Born
- January 9, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Yancheng, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- novelist / children's writer / writer
2. Background
- University
- Peking University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%B9%E6%96%87%E8%BB%92
Frequently asked questions
When was Cao Wenxuan born?
Born January 9, 1954 (age 72).
Where is Cao Wenxuan from?
Cao Wenxuan is from Yancheng, People's Republic of China.
What does Cao Wenxuan do?
Cao Wenxuan works as novelist, children's writer, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.