Xu Xingye

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Xu Xingye
Native name	徐兴业
Born	1917 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Died	1990 (aged 72–73) Shanghai, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture
Period	1980 - 1990
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Broken Golden Bowl
Notable awards	3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize 1991 Broken Golden Bowl
Spouse	Zhou Yunqin (周韵琴)
Children	Xu Yuanzhang (徐元章) Xu Yuanjian (徐元健)

Xu Xingye (simplified Chinese: 徐兴业; traditional Chinese: 徐興業; pinyin: Xú Xīngyè; 1917 - 1990) was a Chinese novelist. One of his works, Broken Golden Bowl, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, a prestigious literature award in China.^[1]

Biography

Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in 1917.^[1] He graduated from Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture (无锡国学专修学校) in 1937.^[1]^[2] After graduation, he worked in Shanghai.^[1]^[2]

Xu started to publish works in 1980. He died in Shanghai in 1990.^[1]^[2]

Works

Novels

Broken Golden Bowl

Awards

Broken Golden Bowl - 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize (1991)^[3]

Personal life

Xu married Zhou Yunqin (周韵琴), her father was Zhou Zongliang (周宗良), a rich merchant in Shanghai. The couple had two sons, Xu Yuanzhang (徐元章) and Xu Yuanjian (徐元健).

References

1 2 3 4 5 徐兴业 (2009-08-01). 《金瓯缺》作者简介 (in Chinese). 长江文艺出版社. ISBN 9787535441331.
1 2 3 "徐兴业 (1917～1990)" (in Chinese). 中国作家网.
↑ "Xu Xingye".

Mao Dun Literature Prize

1st (1982)	Wei Wei – Orient Zhou Keqin – Xu Mao and His daughters Yao Xueyin – Li Zicheng Mo Yingfeng – General's Chant Li Guowen – Spring in Winter Gu Hua – A Small Town Called Hibiscus

2nd (1985)	Zhang Jie – Leaden Wings Liu Xinwu – Bell and Drum Tower Li Zhun – Yellow River Flowing to East

3rd (1991)	Lu Yao – Ordinary World Ling Li – Young Emperor Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui – Rhapsody of Metropolis Liu Baiyu – The Second Sun Huo Da – The Funeral of Muslim Xiao Ke – Bloody Heaven Xu Xingye – Broken Golden Bowl

4th (1997)	Chen Zhongshi – White Deer Plain Wang Huo – War and People Liu Sifen – White Gate Willow Liu Yumin – Unsettled Autumn

5th (2000)	Alai – After the Dust Settled Wang Anyi – The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Zhang Ping – Decision Wang Xufeng – Three Episodes of Tea-man

6th (2005)	Xiong Zhaozheng – Zhang Juzheng Zhang Jie – Wordless Xu Guixiang – Heaven of History Liu Jianwei – Heroic Time Zong Pu – Lead-in of Wild Gourd

7th (2008)	Jia Pingwa – Qin Qiang Chi Zijian – The Right Bank of Er'guna River Mai Jia – Plot Zhou Daxin – The Scenery of the Lake and the Mountain

8th (2011)	Zhang Wei – On the Plateau Liu Xinglong – Skywalker Bi Feiyu – Massage Mo Yan – Frog Liu Zhenyun – One Sentence Worth Ten Thousand

9th (2015)	Su Tong – Yellowbird Story Ge Fei – Jiangnan Trilogy Wang Meng – Scenery on this Side Jin Yucheng – Blossoms Li Peifu – The Book of Life

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