Ye Shengtao's Scarecrow

Ye Shengtao (1894 65438+1October 28th-1988 February 16), male, formerly known as Ye, is a modern writer from Suzhou, Jiangsu.

The Scarecrow is a modern fairy tale of China published by Ye Shengtao on 1922. ? Through the thoughts and thoughts of a sympathetic but helpless scarecrow, this paper truly describes the precarious human situation in the rural areas of China in the 1920s and shows the sufferings of the working people at that time. This work is one of the earliest children's literature works in the history of China literature.

Ye Shengtao, formerly known as Ye, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu. ? Famous writer, educator, editor, publisher and social activist. 19 12 after graduating from middle school, I started to be a primary school teacher and engaged in literary creation because of my poor family. Joined the "trendy society" supported by Li Dazhao and Lu Xun before the May 4th Movement. 192 1 launched the "Literature Research Association" with Shen Yanbing and Zheng Zhenduo, advocated the literary view of "for life", and founded the first poetry magazine "Poetry Magazine" with Zhu Ziqing. He has published many works reflecting people's miserable lives and destinies, including the Scarecrow, the earliest collection of fairy tales in China, and novels such as Diaphragm and Fire.