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Mao Dun Literature Prize
The Mao Dun Literature Prize () is an award for novels, established in the will of prominent Chinese writer Mao Dun (for which he personally donated 250,000 RMB) and sponsored by the China Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China. It was first awarded in 1982. Selection rules According to selection rule, any work, authored by Chinese nationals, published in mainland China, and with over 130,000 characters, is eligible. The selection committee in the Chinese Writers Association holds the voting poll twice, and the winner must receive over 2/3 of the votes cast. The process is highly selective and each time, the number of winners is between three and five. The prize is awarded every four years, though it was originally awarded every three years. Criticism The award was recently criticized for the 2011 awards, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Xiaohui
Yu Xiaohui (; born 1949) is a Chinese novelist. Yu is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and China Writers Association. She shared the Mao Dun Literature Prize with her husband Sun Li in 1991. Biography Yu was born in Shanghai in 1949. She worked in Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps in 1968. She graduated from Tianjin Normal University in 1974. After graduation, Yu worked in Tianjin Art Academy () and Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine () as a teacher. Yu started to publish novels in 1981. She joined the China Writers Association The China Writers Association (CWA) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Literature Workers Association. ... in 1991. Works Novels * ''Rhapsody of Metropolis'' () (co-author: Sun Li) ** English translation: ''Metropolis'' translated by David Kwan. Beijing: Panda Books, 1992. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Anyi
Wang Anyi (born 6 March 1954) is a Chinese writer, vice-chair of the China Writers Association since 2006, and professor in Chinese Literature at Fudan University since 2004. Wang widely writes novels, novellas, short stories and essays with diverse themes and topics. The majority of her works are set in Shanghai, where she lived and worked for the majority of her life. Wang also regularly writes about the countryside in Anhui, where she was " sent down" during the Cultural Revolution. Her works have been translated into English, German and French, and studied as zhiqing (educated youth), xungen (roots-searching), Haipai (Shanghai style), and dushi (urban, cosmopolitan) literature. Early life Wang was born in Nanjing in 1954, but moved to Shanghai with her mother when she was a year old. Her mother was the prominent writer Ru Zhijuan. Under the influence of her parents, she liked literature very much in childhood. After the Cultural Revolution, her parents were sent to labor c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of Everlasting Sorrow (novel)
''The Song of Everlasting Sorrow'' is a novel written by the contemporary Chinese author Wang Anyi. Widely considered to be one of her best works, this story follows the life and romantic encounters of a woman in a changing Shanghai, spanning roughly four decades of the twentieth century. ''The Song of Everlasting Sorrow'' was adapted into a 2005 film titled '' Everlasting Regret'', and a 2006 TV series titled '' To Live to Love''. English translation * The novel has also been translated into Vietnamese by Sơn Lê (as ''Trường hận ca''), into Korean by Yu Byeong-rye (as ''장한가''), into French by Yvonne André and Stéphane Lévêque (as ''Le chant des regrets éternels''), into Spanish by Carlos Ossés Torrón (as ''La canción de la pena eterna''), into Italian by Maria Rita Masci (as ''La canzone dell'eterno rimpianto''), into Russian by Maria V. Semenyuk (as ''Песнь о бесконечной тоске'') and into Serbian by Ivana Elezović (as ''Pesma o večno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alai (author)
Alai (; ; born 1959 in Sichuan Province) is a Chinese-language poet and novelist of Rgyalrong Tibetan descent. He is also a former editor of ''Science Fiction World''. Works Alai's notable novel '' Red Poppies'', published in 1998, follows a family of Tibetan chieftains, the Maichi, during the decade or so before the “liberation” of Tibet by the People's Liberation Army in 1951. Their feudal life in the Tibetan borderlands, narrated by the youngest "idiot" son, is described as cruel, romantic, and full of intrigue (with the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China presented as a great advance for the Tibetan peasantry). ''Red Poppies'' won the 5th Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2000 and was selected as a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize The Kiriyama Prize was an international literary award awarded to books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Its goal was to encourage greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the region. Established in 1996, the prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Poppies
''Red Poppies'' () is a 1998 Chinese-language novel by the Tibetan Chinese writer Alai, whose theme is based on the Tibetan custom and traditions. The novel consists of 12 chapters with a total of 481,000 Chinese characters. It won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000. Summary Set in Ngawa, Sichuan, the novel chronicles the stories of a Tibetan Tusi and his family from the 1920s to 1949, which gives a general introduction to the economic development in Ngawa, the territorial disputes among Tibetan chieftains, and the fights for throne succession. Main characters Family of Tusi Maiqi * The first-person narrator: considered as an 'idiot', the second son of Tusi Maiqi, mother is a Han Chinese * Tusi Maiqi: father of the first-person narrator * Mother: the second wife of Tusi Maiqi, a Han Chinese woman as a gift given to Maiqi by a merchant trading furs and herbs * Brother: the eldest son of Tusi Maiqi, son of Maiqi's first wife, considered as the successor of Tusi Maiqi * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Ping (writer)
Zhang Ping (; born November 1953) is a Chinese novelist and politician who served as Vice Governor of Shanxi between January 2008 and January 2013. Zhang served as vice president of the China Democratic League and vice president of China Writers Association between 2002 and 2008. Zhang was a member of the 9th, 10th, 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography Zhang was born in Xinjiang County, Shanxi in November 1953. He entered Shanxi Normal University in 1978, majoring in Chinese language at the Department of Chinese Language and Culture, where he graduated in 1982. Zhang started to publish works in 1981. Zhang joined the China Writers Association in 1985. From 1982 to 1986, Zhang worked in ''Pingyang Literature and Art'' () as an editor. From 2002 to 2008, Zhang served as vice president of the China Democratic League, and vice president of the China Writers Association. Works Novels * ''Decision'' () ** English translatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yumin
Liu Yumin (; born February 1951) is a Chinese novelist who was the vice president of Shandong Literature and Art Association. Biography Liu was born into a family of farming background in Jinan, Shandong. His father died young, his mother died in the Cultural Revolution. After meddle school, Liu worked in a local people's commune. Liu joined the People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ... in 1970 and he started to publish works in 1971. From 1971 to 1981, Liu was serving in the Jinan Military Region. In 1982, Liu was transferred to Jinan Literature and Art Association. He was appointed the president of Jinan Writers Association, the vice president of Shandong Literature and Art Association, and the president of Shandong Painting Academy. Works D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Sifen
Liu Sifen (; born January 1944) is a Chinese novelist and painter who was the president of Guangdong Literature and Art Association. Biography Liu was born in Wuzhou, Guangxi in January 1944. In 1946, his family moved to British Hong Kong. After the founding of the PRC, his family settled in Guangzhou, Guangdong in 1951. Liu graduated from Guangzhou First School () in 1962, he entered Sun Yat-Sen University, majoring in Chinese language. In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Liu worked in Taishan County as a farmer, at the same time, he studied oil painting and gouache under Hao Jiaxian (). In 1970, Liu was transferred from Taishan County to Ding'an County, Hainan. In 1975, Liu returned to Guangzhou, he worked in Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (), and he began to research Chinese Culture. Liu started to write novel ''White Gate Willow'' in 1984. In 1989, Liu studied Chinese painting Chinese painting () is one of the oldest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Zhongshi
Chen Zhongshi (; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author. He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus ''White Deer Field'' in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997). In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman). Biography Chen was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi on 3 August 1942. After graduating from No. 34 High School of Xi'an in 1962, he got a teaching job in primary school and, after two years, became a senior high school teacher. In 1966, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party. He was interested in literature and soon began devoting himself to a writing career. Chen became the vice director of Culture Bureau of Baqiao District Baqiao District () is one of 11 District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province, Northwest China, Northwest China. The district borders Gaoling County, Gaolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Huo
Wang Huo (; born 1 July 1924) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Wang was a member of the 5th, 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography Wang was born in Shanghai in July 1924, with his ancestral home in Rudong County, Jiangsu. Wang started to publish works in 1943. Wang joined the National Literature and Art Association in 1948. At the same year, he graduated from Fudan University. After graduation, Wang worked in Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in Laodong Publishing House () as an editor. In 1953, Wang was transferred to All-China Federation of Trade Unions, he served as the chief editor of ''Chinese Worker'' (). In 1961, Wang taught at a school in Linyi, Shandong. Wang joined the China Writers Association The China Writers Association (CWA) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Xingye
Xu Xingye (; 1917 – 1990) was a Chinese novelist. One of his works, ''Broken Golden Bowl'', won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, a prestigious literature award in China. Biography Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in 1917. He graduated from Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture () in 1937. After graduation, he worked in Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the .... Xu started to publish works in 1980. He died in Shanghai in 1990. Works Novels * ''Broken Golden Bowl'' () Awards * ''Broken Golden Bowl'' – 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize (1991) Personal life Xu married Zhou Yunqin (), her father was Zhou Zongliang (), a rich merchant in Shanghai. The couple had two sons, Xu Yuanzhang () and Xu Yuanjian (). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Xingye 1917 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |