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Chinese writer (1910-1996)

Also known as: Цао Юй, تساو يو, 차오위, 曹禺, 조우, 万家宝

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Modern Chinese realist drama such as Teahouse portraying social upheaval through ensemble casts. (AI reason)
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Henrik Ibsen1828–1906
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Realist family tragedies exposing buried secrets and social hypocrisy, a direct model for Thunderstorm. (AI reason)
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Anton Chekhov1860–1904
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Atmospheric plays of decaying classes and quiet despair that shaped Sunrise and Peking Man. (AI reason)
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Tian Han1898–1968
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Pioneering modern Chinese spoken drama with romantic and socially engaged themes. (AI reason)
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Ba Jin1904–2005
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Fiction of oppressive patriarchal families and youthful rebellion, sharing Thunderstorm's themes. (AI reason)
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Guo Moruo1892–1978
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Republican-era historical tragedies with passionate rhetoric and social critique. (AI reason)
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Xia Yan1900–1995
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Realist plays of urban Shanghai life and ordinary people's struggles in 1930s China. (AI reason)
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August Strindberg1849–1912
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Intense domestic dramas of class tension and destructive passion akin to Thunderstorm. (AI reason)
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Lu Xun1881–1936
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Unsparing critique of feudal society and moral decay in early modern Chinese literature. (AI reason)
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