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Bio

(1915-2018) C. Y. Lee was born in Hunan Province, China, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

C Y Lee

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1915

BIRTH

Chin Yang Lee was born in Hunan Province, China, on December 23, 1915.

1943

OTHER

Mr. Lee came to New York in 1943 and studied literature for a time at Columbia University.

1957

LITWORK

The Flower Drum Song
Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
9997412141 / 978-9997412140
Novel.

1958

LITWORK

Lover's Point
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy

Novel.

1959

LITWORK

The Sawbwa and His Secretary: My Burmese Reminiscences
Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy

Novel.

1959

LITWORK

The Sawbwa and His Secretary
Farrar Straus & Cudahy

Novel.

1961

LITWORK

Cripple Mah and the New Order
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy

Novel.

1964

LITWORK

The Virgin Market
Doubleday

Novel.

1967

LITWORK

The Land of the Golden Mountain
Meredith Press

Novel.

1974

LITWORK

The Days of the Tong Wars
Ballantine Books
0345238028 / 978-0345238023
Novel.

1987

LITWORK

China Saga
Grove Press
1555840566 / 978-1555840563
Novel.

1990

LITWORK

The Second Son of Heaven
William Morrow and Company
0688051405 / 978-0688051402
Novel.

1991

LITWORK

Gate Of Rage
William Morrow & Company
0688097642 / 978-0688097646
Novel.

2018

DEATH

C. Y. Lee died at the home of his daughter in Los Angeles, California, on November 8, 2018.

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