马文韬

Ma Wentao is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available. Twelve of his works are held in the collection, generally classified under biography and foreign literature. Judging from his representative titles, his writing centers on German-language literature and artists: My Literary Prize and Wittgenstein's Nephew: A Friendship touch on literary prizes and personal relationships, while Bernhard's Artist Trilogy, Amras, The Loser, Heroes' Square, The President, and The Persian Woman · The Hatmaker point to the creative world of writers such as Thomas Bernhard. These titles suggest that Ma Wentao may work in the translation or commentary of foreign, especially German-language, literature, with an emphasis on biography and close reading of texts, attending to the situation of artists, spiritual predicaments, and literary institutions. Since his nationality, dates, and education are unknown, his biography cannot be outlined; readers can only approach his writing through these works.