Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2019) Winner
Liang Xiaosheng
リャン・シャオション
Liang Xiaosheng
Aliases:
梁绍生
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-09-22 （Harbin, Heilongjiang, China）
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Harbin (birthplace) → Beijing (residence/activity) → Rongcheng (ancestral home)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Professor
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- China Writers Association, Beijing Language and Culture University (Professor)
- Memberships
- China Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fudan University | — | Literature | — | 1974–1977 | China |
Fudan University
Literature
Period:
1974–1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
China
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | National Short Story Award | This Is A Mystical Land | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | National Short Story Award | Father | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | National Novella Award | There Is A Storm Tonight | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Mao Dun Literature Prize (10th) | The Human World | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
National Short Story Award
1983
Work:
This Is A Mystical Land
Result:
受賞
National Short Story Award
1984
Work:
Father
Result:
受賞
National Novella Award
1984
Work:
There Is A Storm Tonight
Result:
受賞
Mao Dun Literature Prize (10th)
Work:
The Human World
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Human World
NovelA multi-generational novel portraying human dramas in modern China through families and local communities, focusing on human goodness and social change.
urban vs ruralfamily and relationshipssocial change
The Floating City
1993 NovelPublished in 1993, this novel depicts a southeastern metropolis mysteriously disconnected from the mainland, using the city's detachment to critique society.
urban isolationreality vs fantasysocial critique
A Red Guard's Confessions
NovelThrough a protagonist's recollections, the novel explores experiences during the Cultural Revolution and questions the relationship between politics and the individual.
Cultural Revolutionindividual vs politicsmemory and confession
The City of Snow
NovelSet in a northern city, the work depicts human conflicts and changes within a local community.
northern landscapeslocal communityhuman drama
Bibliography
- The World's Life
- There Is A Storm Tonight
- Pretty Women
- The Floating City
- A Red Guard's Confessions
- From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy
- The City of Snow
- The Depressed Chinese
- The Human World
- If Heaven Has Feelings
- Death
- This Is A Mystical Land
Translations of Works
- Panic and Deaf: Two Modern Satires (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismnarrative, community-focused style
- Recurring Motifs
- urban vs ruralinteraction of individual and historydetails of everyday life
Legacy
Liang Xiaosheng is a prominent writer depicting post-reform Chinese society. His works, portraying modern China's changes through family and community, have been translated into multiple languages and exert both academic and popular influence.
Academic Societies
- China Writers Association
Archives
- Beijing Language and Culture University — archives (possible holdings)
Trivia
- Works have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian and Italian.
- His experience as a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution influenced his writing.