Birth Name:

Simon Leys

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Sep 28, 1935

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Age:

88

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

4°

Lib

23'

About Simon Leys

Pierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. Through the publication of his trilogy Les Habits neufs du président Mao (1971), Ombres chinoises (1974) and Images brisées (1976), he was one of the first intellectuals to denounce the Cultural Revolution in China and the idolizing of Mao in the West.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Simon Leys: Sun 4 Libra, Moon 12 Libra, Mercury 29 Libra, Venus 6 Virgo, Mars 8 Sagittarius, Jupiter 21 Scorpio, Saturn 4 Pisces, Uranus 4 Taurus, Neptune 15 Virgo, Pluto 27 Cancer, Sun Quincunx Uranus, Mercury Square Pluto, Mercury Opposition Uranus, Sun Sextile Mars, Sun Quincunx Saturn, Mercury Trine Saturn, Sun Semi Square Jupiter, Mercury Semi Square Neptune, Venus Square Mars, Venus Opposition Saturn, Venus Trine Uranus, Mars Square Saturn, Saturn Sextile Uranus, Neptune Semi Square Pluto

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