Cao Yu
Chinese · 1910–1996
China's foremost modern dramatist, whose debut Thunderstorm at age twenty-three established spoken drama as a major literary form in China and remains its most performed play.
Wikipedia ↗“在这个世界上，最痛苦的事就是在梦中清醒。”
Chinese
“The most painful thing in this world is being awake in a dream.”
《雷雨》 ↗ (1934)
Thunderstorm“人们总是在绝望中挣扎，却又总想寻找出路。”
Chinese
“People are always in a hopeless situation, yet they always try to find a way out.”
《雷雨》（序） ↗ (1934)
Thunderstorm (Preface)“太阳升起来了，黑暗留在后面。但是太阳不是我们的，我们要睡了。”
Chinese
“The sun has risen. The darkness is left behind. But the sun is not ours; we shall sleep.”
《日出》（第四幕） ↗ (1936)
Sunrise (Act IV)“我写的是一首诗，一首叙事诗……我用的不是写实的笔墨，我要写出的是一种情绪。”
Chinese
“What I wrote is a poem, a narrative poem... I did not use realistic techniques; what I wanted to write was a mood.”
《雷雨·序》 ↗ (1936)
Preface to Thunderstorm