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Wang Yuewen

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Wang Yuewen

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1962-01-01 (Huaihua, Hunan, China)
国籍
China
言語
Chinese
居住地歴
Grew up in rural Hunan → Huaihua (birthplace) → Changsha (later residence) → Worked in Hunan provincial government

経歴

職業
novelist, writer, civil servant (former)
活動期間
1984年〜
影響を受けた人物
Zhou Meisen (contemporary writer in similar genre)
影響を与えた人物
Writers and media in the anti-corruption genre

学歴

Huaihua University
期間: 1981-?
国: China
Entered at age 19

受賞歴

Lu Xun Literary Prize
2013
対象作品: Spreading Water
主催: China Writers Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

National Portrait

1999年 anti-corruption novel

A novel about municipal-level corruption in China that sparked a craze in the anti-corruption genre. It received critical acclaim despite being effectively restricted by authorities.

corruptionlocal politicsbureaucratic decay

Spreading Water

2012年 novella 80ページ

A novella focusing on anti-corruption themes. Winner of the 2013 Lu Xun Literary Prize.

abuse of powerethics and responsibility

Premier of the Qing Dynasty

historical novel / anti-corruption novel

A novel centered on Qing dynasty politician Chen Tingjing, portraying history from an anti-corruption perspective. It was endorsed by Wang Qishan, adapted into a stage play in 2017, and a TV adaptation is in production.

history and powerQing dynasty politicscorruption and reform
映像化・舞台化
  • [play] Premier of the Qing Dynasty (play) (2017)
  • [TV series] Premier of the Qing Dynasty (TV series) / Zheng Xiaolong

全著作

  • National Portrait
  • Spreading Water
  • Premier of the Qing Dynasty
  • Home Village (translation published 2025)

翻案

  • Premier of the Qing Dynasty adapted into a play in 2017; TV adaptation in production

作品の翻訳

  • Home Village (translated edition, 2025, Sinoist Books)

作風・主題

文体
social realismexposé stylerealistic depiction of political themes
頻出モチーフ
corruption and decay of powerdepictions of local bureaucracyconflict between justice and responsibility

評価・遺産

Wang Yuewen is a prominent author in the anti-corruption novel genre, known for his depictions of local bureaucracy that provoked broad readership and debate. National Portrait sparked a genre craze and received critical attention while facing censorship and publication restrictions.

大衆文化への影響

  • Adaptations of Premier of the Qing Dynasty into stage and television have brought the work into popular culture
  • Reports of tourism boosts to locations made famous by his fiction

豆知識

  • National Portrait was effectively restricted by authorities but 105,000 copies were printed.
  • Spreading Water won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2013.
  • Premier of the Qing Dynasty was reportedly endorsed by Wang Qishan and adapted into a play in 2017.