Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Liu Baiyu
リュウ ハクウ
Liu Baiyu
Aliases:
劉玉贊
Pen Names:
Liu Baiyu（Pen name used for his literary works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-09-02 （Beijing, China）
- Died
- 2005-08-24 （Beijing, China） age 88
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Languages
- Chinese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1949-2000
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Stalin Literature and Art Prize | The Victorious Army | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | — | — | — | 共同受賞 |
| 1991 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | The Second Sun | — | — | 受賞 |
Stalin Literature and Art Prize
1950
Work:
The Victorious Army
Result:
受賞
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1988
Result:
共同受賞
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991
Work:
The Second Sun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Second Sun
1991 NovelThe Second Sun is a novel reflecting socialist realist perspectives, portraying social and personal contradictions; it reflects the author's orthodox literary stance.
RevolutionSocialismIndividual vs. collective
The Victorious Army
1950 NovelThe Victorious Army deals with war and revolution, containing aspects aligned with the political context of its time and elements of propaganda.
WarRevolutionLoyalty to the Party
Bibliography
- The Second Sun
- The Victorious Army
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Socialist realismOrthodox political literary stance
- Recurring Motifs
- Revolution and warCollective vs. individualCritique of Western/bourgeois values
Legacy
Liu Baiyu was known as a writer embodying the Communist Party's orthodox literary views and exerted a conservative influence on postwar Chinese literature; his works are often evaluated in their political context.
Trivia
- Born Liu Yuzan (刘玉赞).
- Advocated an orthodox, conservative literary stance and opposed Western bourgeois values.
- Listed as a co-winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize in some sources (e.g., 1988 entry).