Li Guowen (; 24 August 1930 – 24 November 2022) was a Chinese novelist who was the director of China Writers Association. Li was a member of the

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Biography

Li was born in

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in August 1930. In 1947, he was accepted to Nanjing Academy of Drama and graduated in 1949. After graduation, Li went to

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and he entered North China University of Technology. When the

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broke out in 1950, Li joined the

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, he went to

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and served as a writer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe, after the war, Li returned to Beijing, he worked in China Railway Federation of Trade Union () as an editor. In July 1957, Li published his short story ''Re-election'' (《》) in ''People's Literature'' (《》), then he was divided into right winger, and he was sent to a construction plant to work. In 1978, Li joined the China Railway Song and Dance Troupe (). Li joined the China Writers Association in 1982 and he joined the

in 1983. On 24 November 2022, he died of an illness in

, at the age of 92.

Works

Novel

*''Spring in Winter'' ()

Short story

* ''Re-election'' () * ''Lunar Eclipse'' () * ''History of the Dangerous Building'' ()

Proses and poems

* ''The Art of Swearing'' () * ''Everyday Language'' ()

Translated works (English)

* ''Spring in Winter: Volume 1'' * ''Spring in Winter: Volume 2''

Awards

* ''Spring in Winter'' – 1st Mao Dun Literature Prize (1982) * ''Lunar Eclipse'' – 3rd National Excellent Short Story Award * ''History of the Dangerous Building'' – 4th National Excellent Short Story Award * ''Everyday Language'' – 2nd Lu Xun Literature Prize

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Guowen 1930 births 2022 deaths Chinese male short story writers North China University of Technology alumni Short story writers from Shanghai Mao Dun Literature Prize laureates Chinese male novelists 20th-century Chinese short story writers 20th-century Chinese male writers