Yu Hua

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yu.
Yu Hua

Yu Hua at the 2005 Singapore Writers Festival
Born April 3, 1960 (1960-04-03) (age 48)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Occupation novelist, essayist
Writing period 1984-

Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá) is a Chinese author, born on April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He studied dentistry but soon decided to write fiction in 1983 because it allowed him to be more creative and flexible. He grew up during the Cultural Revolution so many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience. His early work can be compared with a nightmarish vision of a visit to the dentist: sadistic and brutal. Yu Hua has so far written three novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His most important novels are called Chronicle of a Blood Merchant and To Live. The latter novel was adapted for film by Zhang Yimou. Because the film was banned in China, it instantly made the novel a bestseller and Yu Hua a worldwide celebrity. His novels have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean and Malayalam.

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Short Stories

Novels

  • Leaving Home at Eighteen (十八岁出门远行, Shíbā Suì Chūmén Yuǎnxíng)
  • To Live (1992) (活着, Huózhe) ISBN 1-4000-3186-9
  • Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (许三观卖血记, Xǔ Sānguān Mài Xuè Jì) (1995) ISBN 1-4000-3185-0
  • Cries in the Drizzle (在细雨中呼喊, Zaixiyuzhong Huhan) (2003) ISBN 978-0-307-27999-6
  • Brothers (兄弟, Xiōng Dì) (2005)

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