Li Ao

Li Ao
李敖
Li Ao at Fayuan Temple in Beijing in 2005. The temple featured prominently in his first novel, Martyr's Shrine.
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyTaipei 2
Personal details
Born(1935-04-25)25 April 1935
Harbin, Manchukuo
Died18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 82)
Taipei, Taiwan
Cause of deathBrain tumor
Spouses
(m. 1980; div. 1980)
Wang Zhihui
(m. 1992)
ChildrenHedy Lee (1964, daughter)
Li Kan (1992, son)
Li Chen (1994, daughter)
Parent(s)Li Dingyi
Zhang Kuichen
Alma materNational Taichung First Senior High School
National Taiwan University
OccupationWriter, social commentator, historian, independent politician
Known forCivil rights movement, Activism, Chinese culture criticism
Courtesy nameAozhi (敖之) (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chi)

Li Ao (Chinese: 李敖; pinyin: Lǐ Áo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Ngô͘, also spelled Lee Ao; 25 April 1935 – 18 March 2018) was a Chinese-Taiwanese writer, essayist, social commentator, historian and independent politician.[1]

Li's critics have called him an intellectual narcissist. He was a vocal critic of both the main political parties in Taiwan today, the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party.

Li's father was charged with treason.[2] 96 of Li's books were temporarily banned in Taiwan. Li was also imprisoned for a dispute with a former employer.[3]

  1. ^ Huang Ming (黄明), ed. (20 March 2018). 李敖:对抗整个时代的“骂将” [Li Ao: a "general" against the whole age]. Wencui (《文萃》) (in Chinese). 2705. Changsha: Hunan Daily: 16.
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