Mao Dun Literature Prize
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Edition 4 (1997) Winner
Wang Huo
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Wang Huo
Aliases:
王洪溥 (Wang Hongpu)
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-07-01 （Shanghai, China）
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Shanghai → Rudong County, Jiangsu (ancestral home) → Linyi, Shandong → Chengdu, Sichuan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Editor
- Active Years
- 1943-
- Affiliations
- China Writers Association, Chinese Communist Party, All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Sichuan People's Publishing House / Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House (editorial roles)
- Memberships
- China Writers Association, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (Member, 5th & 6th National Committee)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fudan University | — | — | — | — | China |
Fudan University
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
China
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mao Dun Literature Prize (4th) | War and People (战争和人) | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize (4th)
1997
Work:
War and People (战争和人)
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
War and People
1997 NovelA novel portraying war and the people who live through it. Grounded in socialist realism, it depicts the conflicts, friendships and sacrifices of civilians and soldiers during wartime, exploring human nature.
WarHuman natureWorkers and common people
Right of Privacy (隐私权)
NovellaA novella questioning individual rights and their relationship to society. Deals with social change in China and personal dignity.
PrivacySocial change
The Foreign Eighth Route Army (外国八路)
NovelA work dealing with historical subjects related to the Eighth Route Army and resistance; it has also been adapted as a screenplay.
ResistanceHistory
Adaptations
- [Screenplay / Film/TV adaptation] The Foreign Eighth Route Army
Meteor
Short storyA short story using symbolic motifs to portray fleeting moments and the transience of life.
TransienceSymbolism
The Moon and the Sea
ScreenplayA screenplay intended for film or television adaptation.
AdaptationHuman drama
Bibliography
- War and People (战争和人)
- Right of Privacy (隐私权)
- The Foreign Eighth Route Army (外国八路)
- The Biography of Jie Zhenguo (英雄为国 / 节振国传奇)
- Firelight in the Heavy Fog (浓雾中的火光)
- Xueji (雪祭)
- The Biography of Firefly (流萤传奇)
- Awakening to Truth (禅悟)
- Meteor (流星)
- The General Strike (二七大罢工)
- Xichuangzhu (西窗烛)
- The Moon and the Sea (明月天涯)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist styleSocialist realism
- Recurring Motifs
- WarWorkers and the massesHuman fate
Legacy
Wang Huo is known as a postwar Chinese writer whose works focus on workers and war. His major work War and People received the Mao Dun Literature Prize and is highly regarded within the context of socialist realism. He also influenced Chinese literary publishing through editorial positions at regional publishing houses.
Academic Societies
- China Writers Association
Archives
- Archives related to the China Writers Association
Trivia
- Birth name: Wang Hongpu (王洪溥).
- Began publishing works in 1943.
- Graduated from Fudan University in 1948 and subsequently worked in publishing/editing.
- Won the 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997 for War and People.
- Retired in 1987. Served as a member of the 5th and 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.