Why is Sanmao's English name called Echo?

Sanmao was originally named Chen Maoping, and the English name Echo came from the goddess of echo in Greek mythology. As for the origin of the pen name Sanmao, at the age of three, Sanmao took the initiative to omit the word "Mao" in his real name and named it "Chen Ping". When she was a little older, she took pen names such as "Echo" and "Sanmao" and turned over the Book of Changes to explain the origin of Sanmao. When she was a child, she liked reading, and she was eccentric and unusual.

Sanmao (1943- 199 1 year 65438+1October 4th), female, formerly known as (Mao) Ping (later renamed), was born in Dinghai, Zhejiang (now Dinghai District, Zhoushan City). 1943 was born in huangjiaoya, Chongqing. Modern writers in China.

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65438-0964, was chartered by Mr. Zhang Qiyun, the founder of Culture University, as an observer of the philosophy department of the school, with excellent academic performance.

1967 dropped out of school again and went to Spain alone. During this period, I studied at the University of Madrid in Spain and Goethe Institute in Germany, and worked in the Law Library of the University of Enoch in the United States. It is of great help to her life experience and Chinese learning.

He returned to China in 1970, and was invited by Zhang Qiyun to teach in the Department of German Literature and Philosophy of Wenda University. As her fiance died suddenly, she went to Spain again. Reunited with Jose after six years' separation.

1973, he married Jose in a local court in the western Sahara desert. Life in the desert inspired her potential writing talent. With the encouragement of the editor-in-chief of the United Daily News at that time, her works continued to flow, and she began to collect and publish books.

1976 in may, the first work "the story of the Sahara" was published.

1979 On September 30th, her husband Jose died unexpectedly while diving, and Sanmao returned to Taiwan Province Province with the support of her parents.

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