Liu Zhenyun
| Liu Zhenyun 刘震云 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 1958 (age 59) Yanjin, Henan, China |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Notable works | One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences |
| Notable awards |
Mao Dun Literature Prize 2011 |
| Spouse | Guo Jianmei 郭建梅 |
| Children | Liu Yulin |
Liu Zhenyun (born 1958) is a Chinese novelist. His novel One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences was awarded the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize.
Biography
Liu was born in Yanjin, Henan Province in 1958. In 1973 he joined the People's Liberation Army and spent five years in the Gobi desert. In 1978, he took the gaokao and got the highest score in Henan Province admitted into the prestigious Peking University. After graduating from university, he became a journalist at the Farmers Daily. Several of his novels have been adapted into award-winning movies, including Cell Phone, Lost and Found[1], Back to 1942, I Am Not Madame Bovary and Someone to Talk To.[2]
Novels
| Year | Title | Chinese Publisher | English Publisher | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tapu Township (塔铺) | Writers Publishing House | ||
| 1991 | Yellow Flowers: All Over Hometown (故乡天下黄花)[3] | 中国青年出版社
(China Youth Press) |
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| 1992 | Corridors of Power (官场) | 华艺出版社
(Hua Yi Publishing House) |
Chinese Literature Press[4] | David Kwan |
| 1992 | Ground Covered with Chicken Feathers (一地鸡毛)[5] | China Youth Press | Foreign Languages Press[6] | |
| 1992 | Official (官人) | 长江文艺出版社
(Yangtze River Literature & Art Publishing House) |
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| 1993 | Hometown Stories Spread (故乡相处流传)[7] | Hua Yi Publishing House | ||
| 1998 | Flour and Flowers from My Homeland (故乡面和花朵)[8] | |||
| 2002 | Complete Nonsense (一腔废话) | 中国工人出版社
(China Workers Publishing House) |
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| 2003 | Cellphone (手机)[9] | Writers Publishing House | MerwinAsia[10] | Howard Goldblatt |
| 2007 | The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon: A Novel of Contemporary China (我叫刘跃进)[11][12] | Yangtze River Literature & Art Publishing House | Arcade Publishing | Sylvia Li-chun Lin & Howard Goldblatt |
| 2009 | One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences (一句顶一万句)[13][14] | Duke University Press | ||
| 2009 | Remembering 1942 (温故一九四二)[15][16] | People's Literature Publishing House | Arcade Publishing | |
| 2012 | I Did Not Kill My Husband (我不是潘金莲)[17][18] | Yangtze River Literature & Art Publishing House |
Awards
- 2011: Mao Dun Literature Prize, winner, One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences[19]
References
- ↑ Elley, Derek. "Review: ‘Lost and Found’". Variety.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Shackleton, Liz. "Edko launches 'Someone To Talk To' sales". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Yellow Flowers: All Over Hometown". Amazon.cn. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Corridors of Power". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Ground Covered with Chicken Feathers". Amazon.cn. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Ground Covered with Chicken Feathers". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Hometown Stories Spread". Amazon.cn. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Flour and Flowers from My Homeland". Amazon.cn. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Cellphone". Amazon.cn. 作家出版社. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Cellphone". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "I am Liu Yuejin". Amazon.cn. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon: A Novel of Contemporary China". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ "One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences". Amazon.cn. 长江文艺出版社. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Someone to Talk To: A Novel (Sinotheory)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Remembering 1942". Douban.com. 人民文学出版社. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Remembering 1942: And Other Chinese Stories". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "I Did Not Kill My Husband". Amazon.cn. 长江文艺出版社. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "I Did Not Kill My Husband". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ Zhang Zhongjiang (2011-08-20). 刘震云莫言等5人作品获第八届茅盾文学奖. Netease (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-07-28.