Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Lu Yao
ルー・ヤオ
Lu Yao
Aliases:
王卫国 / Wang Weiguo
Pen Names:
Lu Yao（Pen name used for novels and short stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-12-03 （Qingjian County, Yulin, Shaanxi, China）
- Died
- 1992-11-17 （Xi'an, Shaanxi, China） age 42
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Residence History
- Qingjian County, Shaanxi (birthplace, childhood) → Yan'an (university / student years) → Xi'an (period of literary activity, place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor
- Active Years
- 1970-1992
- Affiliations
- Editor at Yanhe (Yanhe magazine)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan'an University | Faculty/Department of Chinese | Chinese Department | 学士 | 1969–1973 | China |
Yan'an University
Faculty/Department of Chinese
/ Chinese Department
Degree:
学士
Period:
1969–1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
China
Began writing while at university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Ordinary World | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991
Work:
Ordinary World
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ordinary World
1991 Novel (epic/long) 1200 pagesAn epic novel set in rural Shaanbei following several years in the lives of young people striving to change their circumstances. Through family, friendship, love and the tensions between countryside and city, it realistically portrays Chinese society during the reform era.
rural lifesocial changecoming-of-agepoverty and aspiration
Adaptations
- [TV series] Ordinary World (TV series) (2015)
Life
1982 NovellaA novella published while he was a student, portraying the life and struggles of a young person from a poor background, detailing daily life to reveal social contradictions and personal choices.
struggles of youthpovertydetailed depiction of everyday life
Adaptations
- [Film] Life (film) (1984)
Bibliography
- Life (novella, 1982)
- Ordinary World (novel, 1991)
- Various short stories and essays (incomplete list)
Adaptations
- 'Life' was adapted into a film in 1984; 'Ordinary World' was adapted as a TV series in 2015
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistinfluenced by social realismepic/earnest narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Shaanbei rural lifepoverty and strivingyouthful growth and self-realization
Legacy
Lu Yao is regarded as an important contemporary Chinese writer who realistically depicted rural Shaanbei life and youth. Winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize for 'Ordinary World', his works have remained influential and widely read through film and television adaptations.
In Popular Culture
- 2015 TV adaptation renewed interest and public discussion
Trivia
- Birth name: Wang Weiguo.
- Wrote under the pen name Lu Yao.
- Won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1991 for 'Ordinary World'.
- 'Life' was adapted into a film in 1984.
- Died in 1992 at age 42.