Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1997) Winner
Chen Zhongshi
チェン・チョンシー
Chen Zhongshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-08-03 （Xi'an, Shaanxi, China）
- Died
- 2016-04-29 （Xi'an, Shaanxi, China） age 73
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Xi'an, Shaanxi (long-term)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1965-2016
- Affiliations
- China Writers Association (served as vice chairman), Writers Association of Shaanxi (vice president and later chairman), Baqiao District Culture Bureau, Xi'an (vice director)
- Memberships
- China Writers Association, Writers Association of Shaanxi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 34 High School of Xi'an | — | — | — | 〜1962 | China |
No. 34 High School of Xi'an
Period:
〜1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
China
After high school graduation he worked as a primary and then secondary school teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mao Dun Literature Prize (4th) | White Deer Field | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize (4th)
1997
Work:
White Deer Field
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
White Deer Field
1993 NovelA sweeping novel set in the White Deer Plain of Shaanxi, depicting nearly a century of family life, land, tradition and social change; detailed, narrative depiction of China's social transformations and human dramas.
Rural communityFamily conflictTradition vs. changeLand and power
Bibliography
- Trust
- Country
- Early Summer
- The Courtyard of the Kangs
- White Deer Field
- Weibei Plateau: Memories of a Person (reportage)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social realismNarrative with rich descriptive detailStrong regional coloration
- Recurring Motifs
- Land and kinshipIntergenerational strifeClash of tradition and modernization
Legacy
Author best known for White Deer Field, which secured his place in modern Chinese literature. Praised for epic, regionally rooted narrative; widely recognized after receiving the Mao Dun Literature Prize and regarded as a representative figure of Shaanxi literary tradition.
Academic Societies
- China Writers Association
- Writers Association of Shaanxi
Trivia
- Began writing prose in 1965.
- Best known for the epic novel White Deer Field, highly regarded within China.
- Served as vice chairman of the China Writers Association from 2001 to 2006.
- Died in Xi'an on April 29, 2016, aged 73.