Liang Xiaosheng

Liang Xiaosheng
Native name 梁晓声
Born Liang Xiaosheng (梁绍生)
(1949-09-22) September 22, 1949
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Occupation Novelist, screenwriter
Language Chinese
Residence Beijing
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Fudan University
Period 1979 - present
Genre Novel, screenplay
Subject Sent-down youth
Notable works The Floating City
A Red Guard's Confessions
The City of Snow

Liang Xiaosheng (simplified Chinese: 梁晓声; traditional Chinese: 梁曉聲; pinyin: Liáng Xiǎoshēng) (born 22 September 1949) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4] Liang is a member of China Writers Association.[5][3][4] He is also a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University.[5][3][4] His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian.[5][3][4][6]

Biography

cup and dictionary Liang Xiaosheng used at Great Northern Wilderness

Liang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang in 1949, with his ancestral hometown in Rongcheng, Shandong.[1][5][5][3][4][7]

In 1966, when the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Liang graduated from Harbin 29th High School (Chinese: 哈尔滨第二十九中学). Two years later, Liang went to the Great Northern Wilderness and worked in Shenyang Military Region.[3][4]

In 1974, Liang was accepted to Fudan University and graduated in 1977.[1][3] After graduation, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio as an editor. In 1988, Liang was transferred to China Children's Film Studio.[3]

Liang started to publish novels in 1979. His most well-known works are The Float City (Chinese: 浮城), A Red Guard's Confessions (Chinese: 一个红卫兵的自白), From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy (Chinese: 从复旦到北影), The City of Snow (Chinese: 雪城), and The Depressed Chinese (Chinese: 郁闷的中国人).[4]

Works

Novellas

  • The World's Life (Chinese: 人间烟火)
  • There Is A Storm Tonight (Chinese: 今夜有暴风雨)[3]

Novels

  • Pretty Women (Chinese: 伊人伊人)
  • The Floating City (Chinese: 浮城)
  • A Red Guard's Confessions (Chinese: 一个红卫兵的自白)
  • From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy (Chinese: 从复旦到北影)
  • The City of Snow (Chinese: 雪城)
  • The Depressed Chinese (Chinese: 郁闷的中国人)[5]

Short stories

  • If Heaven Has Feelings (Chinese: 天若有情)
  • Death (Chinese: 死神)
  • This Is A Mystical Land (Chinese: 这是一片神奇的土地)[4]

Awards

  • This Is A Mystical Land - National Short Story Award (1983)[5][3][4]
  • Father - National Short Story Award (1984)[5][3][4]
  • There Is A Storm Tonight - National Novella Award (1984)[5][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 著名作家梁晓声简介. sina (in Chinese). 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
  2. ↑ Liang Xiaosheng (2012-03-01). 《郁闷的中国人》之作者简介 (in Chinese). Beijing: Guangming Daily House. ISBN 9787511221469.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Liang Xiaosheng (2009-06-01). 《今夜有暴风雪》之作者简介 (in Chinese). Wenhui Press. ISBN 9787807415541.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Liang Xiaosheng (2010-08-01). 《这是一片神奇的土地》之作者简介 (in Chinese). Beijing: Xinhua Press. ISBN 9787501192953.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Liang Xiaosheng".
  6. ↑ "Author Liang Xiaosheng talks about how when the CPPCC members".
  7. ↑ "Liang Xiaosheng - a Well-known Contemporary Writer". Culture China. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.
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