Sha Yexin

Sha Yexin, born 1939 in Nanjing, is a Chinese writer and political activist.

Political activism

Yexin became head of the Shanghai People's Art Theatre in 1985. He met with German chancellor Angela Merkel in 2007, regarding freedom of the press issues in China. [ [http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=FT&Date=20070827&ID=7379003 "Beijing pledges crackdown on international hackers"] , "MSN Moneycentral" (from the "Financial Times"), 27 August 2007]

Literary career

He finished his first one-act play, "Yi fen qian" ("One cent"), in 1965. Later plays include "Haohao xuexi" ("Diligent study"), "Yesu¡DKongzi¡DPitoushi Lienong" ("Jesus, Confucius and John Lennon") and "Makesi mishi" ("Secret history of Marx").

Yexin's play "The Impostor (If I Were Real)" -- written collectively with fellow playwrights Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde -- was reviewed by the "New York Times" in 1986. In that review, Mel Gussow referred to how "controversial" the play was when performed in China. [ [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9A0DEEDA1F3DF930A25753C1A960948260 "THEATER: 'THE IMPOSTER,' AT PAN ASIAN REPERTORY"] , "The New York Times", by Mel Gusso, 13 October 1986]

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