Wu Jianren

Wu Jianren (T: 吳趼人, S: 吴趼人, P: Wú Jiǎnrén, W: Wu Chien-jen; 1866–1910), also known as Wu Woyao (T: 吳沃堯, S: 吴沃尧, P: Wú Wòyáo, W: Wu Wo-yao) was a Chinese writer of the late Qing period. A native of Foshan, Guangdong province, he is known for several novels, namely Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed Over Two Decades and The Sea of Regret.

Wu Jianren wrote novels for an audience who did not receive a classical education, and he used everyday vernacular speech in his works.

Wu Jianren recorded stories from newspapers that he could use as a source in his work within a notebook. Bao Tianxiao, another novelist who wrote an account of Wu Jianren's notebook, used this technique to write Shanghai Chunqiu (上海春秋; Shanghai records).

• Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed Over Two Decades
• Sea of Regret
• Jiuming Qiyuan