Lu Cai (; 1497–1537) was a

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playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

. He wrote five ''

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'' plays; only ''Romance of the Bright Pearl'' (), ''Romance of homesickness'' () and ''Romance of the Southwest Chamber'' () have survived.Wang Lucai. ''Lu Cai''. ''Encyclopedia of China'' (Chinese opera edition). 1st ed.

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1497 births 1537 deaths Writers from Suzhou 16th-century Chinese dramatists and playwrights {{China-writer-stub