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Wan Fang

ワン・ファン

Wan Fang

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-01-01 （Beijing）
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese

Career

Occupations
playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist
Influenced By
Cao Yu

Awards

Lao She Literary Award
2014
Result: 受賞
Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing
1986
Result: 受賞（共受賞）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

There is a Kind of Poison

2006 play (mini-theatre)

A short play exploring family and interpersonal relationships; staged in Beijing and reflecting themes connected to the author's familial background.

familyrelationshipsmemory

Guanxi

2009 play

A play that examines the dynamics of interpersonal networks (guanxi) in Chinese society.

social networkspowerethics

The Savage Land (libretto)

1987 opera libretto

Libretto for the 1987 opera 'The Savage Land', blending traditional drama with contemporary musical-theatrical elements.

tragedyfatehuman impulses
Adaptations
  • [opera] The Savage Land (1987)

Colors of the Blind (screenplay)

1997 film screenplay

Screenwriter for the 1997 film 'Colors of the Blind', depicting characters' psychology and thematic concerns of the film.

vision and perceptionindividual conflict

Nothing in the Mirror

2001 TV series (screenplay)

Screenplay for a 2001 television series. Detailed information is limited but it was broadcast as a drama series.

human dramaeveryday conflicts

Bibliography

  • There is a Kind of Poison
  • Guanxi
  • The Savage Land (libretto)
  • Colors of the Blind (screenplay)
  • Nothing in the Mirror

Style & Themes

Literary Style
dialogue-driven style rooted in contemporary theatrerealist expressionfocus on family and individual interiority
Recurring Motifs
family ties and conflictsintergenerational tensioncity and memory

Legacy

Wan Fang is a significant figure in contemporary Chinese theatre and screenwriting, also known as the daughter of famed playwright Cao Yu. She has written plays, film and television screenplays, and opera libretti, receiving recognition such as the 2014 Lao She Literary Award.

Trivia

  • She is the daughter of the prominent playwright Cao Yu.
  • She wrote the libretto for the 1987 opera 'The Savage Land'.
  • She won the Lao She Literary Award in 2014.