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- Preston_Schoyer abstract "B. Preston Schoyer (c. 1912 - March 13, 1978) was the author of four novels and many articles on China.He studied at Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After graduation, Schoyer taught English in China in the 1930s. Following his time in China, Schoyer wrote four novels with Chinese backgrounds: The Foreigners (1942), The Indefinite River (1947), The Ringing of the Glass (1950), and The Typhoon's Eye (1959). In addition to his novels, Schoyer worked as a correspondent for the Worldwide Press Service and a regular contributor to The Saturday Review, The New Yorker, The Reporter, and The New York Times Magazine.The Indefinite River was based upon Schoyer's experiences in World War II in the Air Ground Aid Section based in Kunming, China. For his work during World War II, Schoyer "rose from private to major and won the Legion of Merit and Soldier's Medal."In the summer of 1941, Schoyer dated author Margaret Wise Brown.From 1969 to 1973, Schoyer was executive director of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. From 1973 to 1978 he was executive director of the Yale-China Association.".
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- Preston_Schoyer birthDate "1912".
- Preston_Schoyer birthName "B. Preston Schoyer".
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- Preston_Schoyer deathDate "1978-03-13".
- Preston_Schoyer deathPlace Stamford,_Connecticut.
- Preston_Schoyer deathYear "1978".
- Preston_Schoyer education Yale_University.
- Preston_Schoyer employer Saturday_Review_(U.S._magazine).
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- Preston_Schoyer occupation China.
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- Preston_Schoyer residence Riverside,_Connecticut.
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- Preston_Schoyer children "Penelope and Lisa".
- Preston_Schoyer dateOfBirth "c. 1912".
- Preston_Schoyer dateOfDeath "1978-03-13".
- Preston_Schoyer deathDate "1978-03-13".
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- Preston_Schoyer nationality "American".
- Preston_Schoyer occupation "Novelist, Journalist, Writer, China scholar".
- Preston_Schoyer placeOfBirth "Pittsburgh, PA".
- Preston_Schoyer placeOfDeath "Stamford, CT".
- Preston_Schoyer residence Riverside,_Connecticut.
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- Preston_Schoyer comment "B. Preston Schoyer (c. 1912 - March 13, 1978) was the author of four novels and many articles on China.He studied at Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After graduation, Schoyer taught English in China in the 1930s. Following his time in China, Schoyer wrote four novels with Chinese backgrounds: The Foreigners (1942), The Indefinite River (1947), The Ringing of the Glass (1950), and The Typhoon's Eye (1959).".
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