In Memory of André Lévy

André Lévy passed away in Bordeaux, France, on October 3 2017 at the age of 91 (fig. 1). Perhaps best known for his full translation of Jin Ping Mei into French (Gallimard, 1985), he was a pioneering Sinologist in many respects. He published extensively on traditional Chinese literature, in particular pre-modern vernacular literature. His ground-breaking studies in this field include Études sur le conte et le roman chinois (École Francaise d’Extreme-Orient, 1971) and Le conte en langue vulgaire du XVIIe siècle (College de France, 1981). His research also appeared in English as Chinese Literature, Ancient and Classical (translated by William H. Nienhauser, Jr., Indiana University Press, 2000). FIG. 1. André Lévy. Courtesy of Anne Marie Lévy. CHINOPERL: Journal of Chinese Oral and Performing Literature 36.2 (December 2017): 175–178