Hans Christian Andersen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2016) Winner
Cao Wenxuan
ツァオ・ウェンシュアン
Cáo Wénxuān
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-01 （Yancheng, Jiangsu, China）
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Yancheng, Jiangsu, China → Beijing, China
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor, Vice President of Beijing Writers Association
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Beijing Writers Association, Peking University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peking University | — | Department of Chinese Language and Literature | — | 1974- | China |
Peking University
Department of Chinese Language and Literature
Period:
1974-
Country:
China
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hans Christian Andersen Award | — | Writing | IBBY | Winner |
| 1999 | 19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing | The Grass House | — | — | Winner |
| 1998 | Huabiao Award | The Grass House | — | — | Winner |
Hans Christian Andersen Award
2016
Category:
Writing
Organization:
IBBY
Result:
Winner
19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing
1999
Work:
The Grass House
Result:
Winner
Huabiao Award
1998
Work:
The Grass House
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Grass House
1997 Children's literatureA story about a boy's growth in a poor village.
FriendshipPovertyGrowth
Adaptations
- [Film] The Grass House / 徐庚 (2001)
Translations
- English: The Grass House
Bibliography
- The Old Walls (1985)
- Goats Do Not Eat Heaven Grass (1991)
- Bronze and Sunflower (2005)
- Dingding and Dangdang (2012)
Adaptations
- The Grass House (film, dir. Xu Geng)
Translations of Works
- Bronze and Sunflower (English trans. Helen Wang)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Beautiful proseComplex lives of children
- Recurring Motifs
- Challenging childhoodsRural life
Legacy
First Chinese winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Master of children's literature.
In Popular Culture
- Works adapted into films.
Trivia
- First Chinese recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award.