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He Jianming

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He Jianming

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-01-01 (Changshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China)
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese

Career

Occupations
Non-fiction author, Writer
Active Years
1978-
Affiliations
China Writers Association (Vice Chair)
Memberships
Member of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Awards

Lu Xun Literary Prize
Organization: China Writers Association (Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee)
Result: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize
Organization: China Writers Association (Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee)
Result: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize
Organization: China Writers Association (Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Country

Creative nonfiction / Reportage

A nonfiction account focusing on everyday lives and local communities against the backdrop of China's social changes.

social changelocal communitieseveryday life

Fidelity and Betrayal

Creative nonfiction

Reportage that examines the social effects of trust and betrayal through individual cases and people.

trustbetrayalethics

Fundamental Interests

Creative nonfiction

A reportage record focusing on changing interest structures and social stratification since the reforms.

economic reforminterest structuressocial stratification

Falling Tears are Gold

Creative nonfiction

A collection of reportage carefully depicting people's hardships and hopes.

hardshiphopepersonal histories

Nanjing 1937: Memories of a Massacre

Historical creative nonfiction

A collection of testimonies and reportage on the Nanjing incident. An English translation has been published.

warmemorytestimony
Translations
  • Nanjing 1937: Memories of a Massacre (English translation)

Bibliography

  • The Country
  • Fidelity and Betrayal
  • Fundamental Interests
  • Falling Tears are Gold
  • Nanjing 1937: Memories of a Massacre (English translation)

Translations of Works

  • Nanjing 1937: Memories of a Massacre

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed reportage-based creative nonfictionsocial-observation oriented nonfiction style
Recurring Motifs
social change and its effectsindividual memory and testimonyeveryday lives of common people

Legacy

Regarded as an important nonfiction writer who has documented and analyzed Chinese society since the reform era. A multiple Lu Xun Literary Prize winner and an important chronicler of China's social history and memory.

Academic Societies

  • China Writers Association

Trivia

  • Born in 1956 (from Changshu).
  • Has published over 50 books, mainly nonfiction.
  • Has won the Lu Xun Literary Prize three times.
  • Serves as Vice Chair of the China Writers Association.