Feng Keng

Feng Keng (Chinese: 馮鏗; 7 October 1907 – 10 February 1931)[1] was a poet and author who, following her execution became known as one of the Five Martyrs of the League of Left-Wing Writers.[2][3] Feng was born in Guangdong province, China.[4] Her mother was a teacher.[5]

Not to be confused with Feng Kang.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Feng.

When the magazine China Forum reported on the executions, it also published poems and stories written by four of those killed, Feng's work was featured.[6]

References
  1. Zhang 1996, p. 320.
  2. Davies 2013, p. 167.
  3. Yan 2006, p. 191.
  4. Highbeam 2007.
  5. Anderson & Munford 1985, p. 128.
  6. Tong 2009, p. 171.

Bibliography
  • Anderson, Jennifer; Munford, Theresa (1985). Chinese women writers: a collection of short stories by Chinese women writers of the 1920s and 30s. China Books & Periodicals. ISBN 978-0835115421.
  • Davies, Gloria (2013). Lu Xun's Revolution. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674072640.
  • "Feng Keng (1907–1931)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Highbeam. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • Yan, Haiping (2006). Chinese Women Writers and the Feminist Imagination, 1905-1948. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415232883.
  • Tong, Qingsheng (2009). "Guo Songtao in London: An Unaccomplished Mission of Discovery". In Elaine Yee Lin Ho, Julia Kuehn (ed.). China Abroad: Travels, Subjects, Spaces. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-9622099456.
  • Zhang, Yingjin (1996). The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film: Configurations of Space, Time and Gender. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0804726825.
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