Ba Jin

Age: 100

Summary: Chinese novelist and author considered as one of China's most revered Communist-era writers who attacked the evils of the pre-revolutionary era in novels, short stories, and essays, who was best known for his novel Family (1931), the story of a disintegrating feudal household.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: November 25, 1904

Died: October 17, 2005

Location: Shanghai, China