Mu Shiying

Mu Shiying
穆時英
BornMarch 14, 1912
DiedJune 28, 1940(1940-06-28) (aged 28)
Alma materGuanghua University
Occupation(s)writer, novelist
SpouseQiu Peipei
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese穆時英
Simplified Chinese穆时英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMù Shíyīng
Wade–GilesMu Shih-ying

Mu Shiying (Chinese: 穆時英; March 14, 1912 – June 28, 1940) was a Chinese writer who is best known for his modernist short stories. He was active in Shanghai in the 1930s where he contributed to journals like Les Contemporains (Chinese: 現代; pinyin: Xiàndài, 1932–1935), edited by Shi Zhecun.