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Li Ao passed away: Don’t forget to donate your body to the hospital #李敖死死# [Writer Li Ao passed away: He expressed his willingness to donate his body to the hospital before his death. "He was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts&...

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#李斖 died of illness# [Writer Li Ao passed away: Before his death, he expressed his willingness to donate his body to the hospital for "death by a thousand cuts"] At 10:59 this morning, the writer Li Ao passed away at the age of 83. Li Ao said that he was not taboo about life and death, and was willing to donate his body to the hospital after his death, but he would keep his bones in the hospital ward so that those who admired him could see his "bone" and those who hated him could also see "my bones are here."

Original title: Taiwanese writer Li Ao died of illness at the age of 83

Overseas Network, March 18 According to Taiwanese media, Taiwanese writer Li Ao died today (18th) of a brain tumor. It is reported that Li Ao passed away at 10:59 am on the 18th at the age of 83. A press conference will be held at 2 p.m. in the lobby on the first floor of the Zhongzheng Building, Taipei Wing.

According to overseas reports earlier, the 83-year-old well-known Taiwanese writer Li Ao has been suffering from frequent health problems in the past two years. He even suffered from a brain tumor and only had 3 years left to live. Li Ao previously told reporters that he sought medical treatment last year due to difficulty in moving his left foot and was found to have a brain tumor. Fortunately, it turned out to be benign. However, his agent said that two hospitals said they had never seen such a case and believed that the case was rare.

Li Ao (April 25, 1935 - March 18, 2018), male, courtesy name Aozhi, thinker, liberal master, Chinese studies master, scholar of modern Chinese history, current affairs critic, Taiwanese writer, historian, poet; non-party person in Taiwan Province, once served as Taiwan's "legislator". When his term expired in 2008, he announced his withdrawal from the political arena of Taiwan Province. Because of his sharp writing style and strong critical tone, he can express both laughter and anger, so he calls himself "the first person in Chinese vernacular writing".

"To wake up the world with cynicism, and to save the world with scolding", there are more than 100 books such as "Beijing Fayuan Temple", "Impotence America", "Li Ao has something to say", "Red 11", etc. A total of 96 books have been banned, setting a historical record. He is sought after by the Western media as "the most outstanding critic in modern China". "The Complete Works of Li Ao" is a collection of most of his works, with a total of 80 volumes and 30 million words. In September 2005, he visited mainland China and delivered a series of lectures titled "Vajra's Angry Eyes, Bodhisattvas' Low Brows, and Nuns' Thoughts on Extraordinary Things" at three top universities: Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Fudan University.

Letter written by Li Ao before his death

Hello, I am Li Ao, I am 83 years old.

At the beginning of the year, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor and have just completed radioactive treatment. Now I have to take 6 steroids a day, so my body has become like a battlefield. Recently, I was hospitalized for a second acute pneumonia infection. I am in pain, as if hell is not far away from me.

In my life, I have scolded many people and hurt many people; I have countless enemies and few friends. The doctor told me: "You can live for up to three years. If you want to do anything, hurry up!"

I just thought that in this last time, in addition to the goal of adding 41-85 volumes to "The Complete Works of Li Ao", I just want to see my family, friends, and enemies again to say goodbye. You can understand that this is the last meeting in our lives, "Goodbye Li Ao" and we will never see each other again after that.

Because this is the last time, I hope this meeting is sincere and frank. Not only how we met and understood each other, but also how we loved and killed each other.

For the guests, I will tell you the truth; I also want you to tell the truth to me. The speaker is not guilty and the listener is warned.

Maybe we had many cruel struggles before, but maybe we also had many good memories before; I hope that through this meeting, we will have no regrets. No regrets, this is my promise to you and my expectation for you.

For guests, no matter where you are, I will write a handwritten invitation letter to you. I invite you to come to Taipei, come to my study, we can have a meal together, take a photo together, I will take you to see the cute cats, and I will record our last meeting throughout the whole process. On the one hand, it will be kept as a souvenir for you and me, and on the other hand, it will also satisfy my selfishness: I have bid farewell to the mainland media for nearly 10 years. I want to use these videos to let everyone see me again, get to know a different me again, and witness the end of my life. Thank you!

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