Huo Da

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Huo Da
Native name 霍达
Born (1945-11-26) November 26, 1945
Beijing, China
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Nationality Chinese
Ethnicity Hui people
Citizenship People's Republic of China
Period 1980 - present
Genres Novel
Notable work(s) The Muslim's Funeral
Notable award(s) Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991 The Muslim's Funeral
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huo.

Huo Da (simplified Chinese: 霍达; traditional Chinese: 霍達; pinyin: Huò Dá) is a Chinese female writer of the Hui nationality. She also is a film editor. Her Hui name is Fa Tumai (Chinese: 法图迈; pinyin: Fǎ Túmài). One of her works, The Muslim's Funeral won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1991.[1] It has been translated into English, French, Arabic and Urdu.

Biography

Huo Da was born into a family of scholars on November 26, 1945 in Beijing. She graduated from Beijing Construction College in 1966. And then she engaged in translation work for many years. Meanwhile, she insised on amateur writing. In 1976, she became a film editor of Beijing Film Studio. In 1978, she was transferred into Beijing television art center and started her professional writing career.

Main works

  • The Muslim's Funeral (穆斯林的葬礼)（1982）[2]
  • I'm not a Hunter (我不是猎人) (1982)
  • Red (红尘) (1985)
  • War (国殇) (1988)
  • The split Sky (补天裂) (1997)[3]

References

  1. ↑ "第三届茅盾文学奖获奖作者及作品" (in zh-hans). 2003-12-26. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 
  2. ↑ "穆斯林的葬礼" (in zh-hans). xiexingcun.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 
  3. ↑ "霍达_中国作家网" (in zh-hans). chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 2014-01-14. 


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