Li Xintian (; January 1929 – 3 July 2019) was a Chinese novelist best known for his novels ''The Sparkling Red Star'' and ''Two Little Fighters''.

Biography

Li was born in Suining County,

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, in January 1929. He started to publish works in 1953. His first stage play, ''Little Eagle'', was published in 1961. That same year, his novellas ''Two Little Fighters'' was published. This was made into a phenomenally successful film in 1978. After graduating from East China Military and Political University, he joined the

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, becoming a civilian cadre in

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. His most influential work ''The Sparkling Red Star'' was published in 1970, and was adapted into a successful film. In 1979 he joined the

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. He died in

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, capital of east China's

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province, on July 3, 2019.

Works

Novel

* ''Dreaming for 3000 years'' * ''Thirty Years of Marriage'' * ''Bridge in Dream'' * ''A Pulsating Flame'' * ''Ten Self-portraits''

Novellas

* ''Two Little Fighters'' * ''The Sparkling Red Star'' * ''Blue Star on the Roof''

Screenplay

* '' Sparkling Red Star'' (1974)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Xintian 1929 births Writers from Xuzhou 2019 deaths 20th-century Chinese novelists Chinese children's writers