Lu Xun Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2010) Winner
Xu Huaizhong
シュウ・ファイジョン
Xu Huaizhong
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-09-29 （Handan, Hebei, China）
- Died
- 2023-01-13 （Beijing, China） age 93
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Studied in the Taihang Mountains (anti-Japanese base area) → Kunming (during service in the PLA) → Beijing (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, military officer, screenwriter, editor
- Active Years
- 1954-2023
- Affiliations
- People's Liberation Army, August First Film Studio, People's Liberation Army Academy of Art, Department of Culture of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
- Memberships
- Chinese Communist Party
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | National Award for Excellent Short Story Creation | The Anecdote on Western Route | — | Domestic Chinese organization | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Lu Xun Literary Prize (Reportage Award) 6th | Bottom Color | 報道文学賞 | Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Mao Dun Literature Prize (10th) | That Which Can't Be Washed Away | — | Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
National Award for Excellent Short Story Creation
1983
Work:
The Anecdote on Western Route
Organization:
Domestic Chinese organization
Result:
受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize (Reportage Award) 6th
2014
Work:
Bottom Color
Category:
報道文学賞
Organization:
Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Mao Dun Literature Prize (10th)
2019
Work:
That Which Can't Be Washed Away
Organization:
Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
That Which Can't Be Washed Away
2019 NovelA novel set amid wartime that explores love, suffering, and human nature; deals with war and memory.
warhuman naturememorylove
Translations
- English translation: That Which Can't Be Washed Away (translators: Yuan Haiwang; Will Spence)
Bottom Color
2013 Collected works / reportage elementsA collection that observes society and people, using reportage-like descriptions and character portrayals to reveal underlying currents.
social observationhuman conditionhistory
We Sow Love
1956 Novel (early work)An early novel about young people and postwar society, portraying love and hope.
lovereconstructionhope
Bibliography
- That Which Can't Be Washed Away (2019)
- Bottom Color (2013)
- We Sow Love (original 1956, various editions)
Translations of Works
- Qianfengji → That Which Can't Be Washed Away (English translation by Yuan Haiwang and Will Spence, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist narrationepisodic, informed by military and wartime experiencedetailed character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memorymoral conflictnostalgia and place
Legacy
A writer known for narratives grounded in war and military experience in modern Chinese literature. Highly regarded — recipient of the 2019 Mao Dun Literature Prize — and played leadership roles in military cultural institutions.
Trivia
- Won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2019 at around age 90.
- Awarded the rank of Major General in 1988.
- Began publishing works in 1954.