Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Huo Da
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Huo Da
Pen Names:
Fa Tumai（Hui (ethnic) name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-11-26 （Beijing, China）
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Beijing, China
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Film editor, Translator
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Beijing Film Studio (staff), Beijing Television Art Center (staff)
- Memberships
- Member of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Delegate to the 9th National People's Congress, Member of the Standing Committee of the 10th and 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Construction College | — | — | — | — | China |
Beijing Construction College
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
China
Graduated in 1966. Worked in translation for several years after graduation.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Mu silin de zangli (The Jade King) | — | Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee | winner |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991
Work:
Mu silin de zangli (The Jade King)
Organization:
Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mu silin de zangli (The Jade King)
1982 NovelChronicles three generations of a Hui (Muslim) family of jade carvers in Beijing, addressing market entrepreneurialism, ethnic stereotypes, and social change.
family historyethnicity (Hui) and assimilationmarket economy and entrepreneurshipurban modernization
Translations
- English translation
- French translation
- Arabic translation
- Urdu translation
I'm Not a Hunter
1982 Novel/Short novelRed (Red Dust)
1985 NovelWar
1988 NovelThe Split Sky
1997 NovelBibliography
- The Jade King (Mu silin de zangli)
- I'm Not a Hunter
- Red (Red Dust)
- War
- The Split Sky
- Collected Works of Huo Da
- The Worry and Joy of Thousands of Households
- Dragon Foal
- Magpie Bridge
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realist styleethnographic descriptionnarrative with rich detail
- Recurring Motifs
- jade and carvingHui community and faithgenerational changemarket and entrepreneurship
Legacy
Huo Da is known for works focusing on the Hui ethnic community; her best-known novel, The Jade King, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize and is regarded as an important modern Chinese novel addressing ethnicity and market reforms. The work has been translated into English, French, Arabic and Urdu and received international attention.
Trivia
- Her Hui name is Fa Tumai.
- She worked as a film editor at Beijing Film Studio.
- The Jade King won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1991.
- The Jade King has been translated into English, French, Arabic and Urdu.