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Xu Xingye

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Xu Xingye

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1917-01-01 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China)
Died
1990-01-01 (Shanghai, China) age 73
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese
Residence History
Shaoxing (birthplace) → Shanghai (work and death)

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1980-1990

Education

Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture
Period: 在学期間不明(卒業1937年)
Year of Graduation: 1937
Country: China
Recorded as having graduated from the academy in 1937.

Awards

Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991
Work: Broken Golden Bowl
Organization: China Writers Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Broken Golden Bowl

Novel (historical novel)

A historical novel. Detailed information such as original publication year and page count is not readily available.

historyfamilytradition and change

Bibliography

  • Broken Golden Bowl

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Traditional historical narrative styleRealistic description
Recurring Motifs
dialogue with historyfamily and social change

Legacy

His notable work Broken Golden Bowl won the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize (1991), and is recognized as a contribution to modern Chinese historical fiction. The prize was awarded posthumously.

Academic Societies

  • China Writers Association

Archives

  • Changjiang Literature & Art Press (may hold related materials)

Trivia

  • Won the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize for Broken Golden Bowl (1991), awarded posthumously.
  • Graduated from Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture in 1937.
  • Began publishing works in 1980 (active late in life).
  • Married to Zhou Yunqin; had two sons (Xu Yuanzhang, Xu Yuanjian).