Xu Zhonglin (novelist)

Chinese novelist (16th century)

Xu Zhonglin (traditional Chinese: 許仲琳; simplified Chinese: 许仲琳; died 1560) was a Chinese fantasy novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. He is best known as the author of the 16th century semi-mythical novel Investiture of the Gods (封神演義; Fengshen Yanyi). He was born in Yingtian Prefecture, present-day Nanjing.

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