William Hinton wrote "Fanshen" about his experiences in Long Bow,
Shanxi Province, China during the land reforms of the early 50s.  I
have a copy of the book.  Inside the front cover the name "Egnals 
1967" is written.  In the book
itself, on a map of the village, "Egnals" is written in by hand after
a handwritten number 11. The number 11 which is also marked on one of
the houses in the village., implying that Egnals lived in that
building.  Who was Egnals?