Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2023) Winner
Sun Ganlu
ソン・ガンルー
Sun Ganlu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-07-10 （Shanghai, China）
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Shanghai, China
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Literary organization official
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles (Vice Chair), China Writers Association (Standing Committee Member), Shanghai Writers Association (Chair)
- Memberships
- China Writers Association, Shanghai Writers Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Qianli Jiangshan Tu | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
2023
Work:
Qianli Jiangshan Tu
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Qianli Jiangshan Tu
2022 NovelA novel exploring time, memory and Shanghai; it depicts inner lives and urban change in contemporary China. Winner of the 2023 Mao Dun Literature Prize.
timememoryShanghaiurban change
Breath
2008 NovelA novel focusing on characters' inner lives; through everyday details and psychological depiction it explores loneliness and connections in modern life.
psychologylonelinesshuman relationships
Wasteful Dreams
1993 Short story collectionA 1993 short story collection compiling early short pieces, marking his emergence as a writer.
everyday lifecharacter portraiture
Time Dolls of Shanghai
2003 EssaysAn essay collection themed on Shanghai, collecting essays that focus on the city, memory, and fragments of everyday life.
Shanghaimemoryurban life
Messenger's Letter
2016 Selected short storiesA 2016 selected short story collection depicting modern complexities through varied protagonists and perspectives.
human relationstimecity
Folded Time
2024 Dialogues / InterviewsA book compiling dialogues with the author, containing discussions on creation, time, and literature.
theory of creationtimeliterary criticism
Bibliography
- Wasteful Dreams (short stories) - 1993
- Please Women Guess (essays/works) - 2001
- Time Dolls of Shanghai (essays) - 2003
- Slower Than Slowness (essays) - 2003
- I Am the Young Wine Jar (essays) - 2007
- Yi Qin'e (short stories) - 2007
- Breath (novel) - 2008
- Nothing Much Today (essays) - 2009
- Shanghai Flow (essays, stories, poems) - 2010
- Language of the Night (short stories) - 2013
- Messenger's Letter (selected short stories) - 2016
- Two Sides of the Time Coin - 2020
- Qianli Jiangshan Tu (novel) - 2022
- Folded Time: Conversations with Sun Ganlu - 2024
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A contemporary Chinese style blending realism with occasional fantastical elements and a gentle narrative voiceEmphasis on detailed description and psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- timememoryShanghailonelinessurban transformation
Legacy
Sun Ganlu is a contemporary Chinese writer known for works set in Shanghai and themes of time and memory. His reputation was cemented by the 2023 Mao Dun Literature Prize; he holds leadership roles in Shanghai's literary circles.
Academic Societies
- China Writers Association
- Shanghai Writers Association
Trivia
- Born 1959-07-10 in Shanghai.
- Winner of the 11th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2023) for the novel 'Qianli Jiangshan Tu'.
- Holds leadership positions such as Vice Chair of the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Chair of the Shanghai Writers Association.