Yang Shuo (, April 28, 1913 – August 3, 1968) was a Chinese lyricist and essayist born in Penglai, Shandong, who produced over a hundred works. He committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution by overdose on sedatives. 1913 births 1968 suicides Chinese male short story writers Republic of China essayists People's Republic of China essayists People from Penglai, Shandong Writers from Yantai Suicides during the Cultural Revolution Drug-related suicides in China Suicides in the People's Republic of China 20th-century essayists Republic of China short story writers Short story writers from Shandong Politicians from Yantai People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong