ABSTRACT
In the years since the death of Mao Zedong, interest in Chinese writers and Chinese literature has risen significantly in the West. In 2000, Gao Xingjian became the first Chinese writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature followed by Mo Yan in 2012, and writers such as Ha Jin and Da Sijie have also become well known in the West. Despite this progress, the vast majority of Chinese writers remain largely unknown outside of China.
This book introduces the lives and works of eighty contemporary Chinese writers, and focuses on writers from the "Rightist" generation (Bai Hua, Gao Xiaosheng, Liu Shaotang), writers of the Red Guard generation (Li Rui, Wang Anyi), Post-Cultural Revolution Writers, as well as others. Unlike earlier works, it provides detailed, often first-hand, biographical information on this wide range of writers, including their career trajectories, major themes and artistic characteristics. In addition to this, each entry includes a critical presentation and evaluation of the writer’s major works, a selected bibliography of publications that includes works in Chinese, works translated into English, and critical articles and books available in English.
Offering a valuable contribution to the field of contemporary Chinese literature by making detailed information about Chinese writers more accessible, this book will be of interest to students and scholars Chinese Literature, Contemporary Literature and Chinese Studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter 9A|8 pages
entry |3 pages
Ah Cheng (阿城, B. 1948)
entry |6 pages
Alai (阿来, B. 1959)
letter |13 pages
B
entry |5 pages
Bai Hua (白桦, B. 1930)
entry |5 pages
Bei Cun (北村, B. 1965)
entry |5 pages
Bi Feiyu (毕飞宇, B. 1964)
letter |34 pages
C
entry |4 pages
Can Xue (残雪, B. 1953)
entry |4 pages
Chen Cun (陈村, B. 1954)
entry |4 pages
Chen Jiangong (陈建功, B. 1949)
entry |4 pages
Chen Ran (陈染, B. 1962)
entry |5 pages
Chen Zhongshi (陈忠实, B. 1942–2016)
entry |5 pages
Cheng Naishan (程乃珊, B. 1946–2013)
entry |5 pages
Chi Li (池莉, B. 1957)
entry |5 pages
Chi Zijian (迟子建, B. 1964)
entry |5 pages
Cong Weixi (从维熙, B. 1933)
letter |8 pages
D
entry |5 pages
Dai Houying (戴厚英, 1938–1996)
entry |4 pages
Deng Youmei (邓友梅, B. 1931)
letter 72E|1 pages
letter |9 pages
F
entry |5 pages
Fang Fang (方方, B. 1955)
entry |5 pages
Feng Jicai (冯骥才, B. 1942)
letter |15 pages
G
entry |5 pages
Gao Xiaosheng (高晓声, 1928–1999)
entry |7 pages
Gao Xingjian (高行健, B. 1940)
entry |5 pages
Ge Fei (格非, B. 1964)
letter |8 pages
H
entry |6 pages
Han Shaogong (韓少功, B. 1953)
entry |3 pages
He Liwei (何立伟, B. 1954)
letter |1 pages
I
letter |11 pages
J
entry |5 pages
Jia Pingwa (贾平凹, B. 1952)
entry |3 pages
Jiang Rong (姜戎, B. 1946)
entry |5 pages
Jiang Zilong (蒋子龙, B. 1941)
letter |5 pages
K
entry |5 pages
Kong Jiesheng (孔捷生, B. 1952)
letter |68 pages
L
entry |3 pages
Lao Gui (老鬼, B. 1947)
entry |5 pages
Li Hangyu (李杭育, B. 1957)
entry |4 pages
Li Rui (李銳, B. 1949)
entry |5 pages
Liang Xiaosheng (梁晓声, B. 1949)
entry |5 pages
Lin Bai (林白, B. 1958)
entry |4 pages
Lin Jinlan (林斤谰, 1923–2009)
entry |6 pages
Liu Cixin (刘慈欣, B. 1963)
entry |4 pages
Liu Heng (刘恒, B. 1954)
entry |5 pages
Liu Qingbang (刘庆邦, 1951)
entry |5 pages
Liu Shaotang (刘绍棠, 1936–1997)
entry |5 pages
Liu Xinglong (刘醒龙, B. 1956)
entry |5 pages
Liu Xinwu (刘心武, B. 1942)
entry |5 pages
Liu Zhenyun (刘震云, B. 1958)
entry |4 pages
Lu Tianming (陆天明, B. 1944)
entry |5 pages
Lu Wenfu (陆文夫, 1928–2005)
entry |5 pages
Lu Xing'Er (陆星儿, 1949–2004)
entry |3 pages
Lu Xinhua (卢新华, B. 1954)
entry |5 pages
Lu Yao (路遥, 1949–1992)
letter |14 pages
M
entry |4 pages
Ma Yuan (马原, B. 1953)
entry |5 pages
Mai Jia (麦家, B. 1964)
entry |7 pages
Mo Yan (B. 1956)
letter |1 pages
N
letter 205O|1 pages
letter |1 pages
P
letter |5 pages
Q
entry |5 pages
Qiu Huadong (邱华栋, B. 1969)
letter |1 pages
R
letter |13 pages
S
entry |4 pages
Shen Rong (谌容, B. 1936)
entry |5 pages
Shi Tiesheng (史铁生, 1953–2010)
entry |5 pages
Su Tong (苏童, B. 1963)
letter |9 pages
T
entry |5 pages
Tashi Dawa (扎西达娃, B. 1959)
entry |5 pages
Tie Ning (铁凝, B. 1957)
letter 235U|1 pages
letter |1 pages
V
letter |19 pages
W
entry |6 pages
Wang Anyi (王安忆, B. 1954)
entry |6 pages
Wang Meng (王蒙, B. 1934)
entry |5 pages
Wang Shuo (王朔, B. 1958)
entry |5 pages
Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺, 1920–1998)
letter |9 pages
X
entry |5 pages
Xu Kun (徐坤, B. 1965)
entry |5 pages
Xu Xiaobin (徐小斌, B. 1953)
letter 265Y|24 pages
entry |7 pages
Yan Lianke (阎连科, B. 1958)
entry |5 pages
Yang Xianhui (杨显惠, B. 1946)
entry |5 pages
Ye Guangqin (叶广芩, B. 1948)
entry |5 pages
Ye Xin (叶辛, B. 1949)
entry |6 pages
Yu Hua (余华, B. 1961)
letter |58 pages
Z
entry |6 pages
Zhang Chengzhi (张承志, B. 1948)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Jie (张洁, B. 1937)
entry |7 pages
Zhang Kangkang (张抗抗, B. 1950)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Ping (张平, B. 1954)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Wei (张炜, B. 1954)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Xian (张弦, 1934–1997)
entry |5 pages
Zhang Xianliang (张贤亮, 1936–2014)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Xin (张欣, B. 1954)
entry |4 pages
Zhang Xinxin (张辛欣, B. 1953)
entry |6 pages
Zheng Wanlong (郑万隆, B. 1944)
entry |5 pages
Zheng Yi (郑义, B. 1947)
entry |6 pages
Zhou Daxin (周大新, B. 1952)
entry |4 pages
Zhu Lin (竹林, B. 1949)
entry |3 pages
Zhu Xiaoping (朱晓平, B. 1952)
entry |5 pages
Zong Pu (宗璞, B. 1928)
