Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
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Edition 20 (2022) Winner
Yu Hua
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Yú Huá
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-04-03 （Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China）
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang → Wuyuan Township, Haiyan County, Zhejiang
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Dentist
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Yasunari Kawabata
- Nominations
- Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist (Brothers)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Xun Literary Institute | — | Creative Writing | — | 1年間 | China |
Lu Xun Literary Institute
Creative Writing
Period:
1年間
Country:
China
One-year program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | James Joyce Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Grinzane Cavour Prize | To Live | — | — | 受賞 |
Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
1992
Result:
受賞
James Joyce Award
2002
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2004
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
Grinzane Cavour Prize
1998
Work:
To Live
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Live
1993 NovelFollows the life of Xu Fugui, a man who endures immense suffering through the Chinese Civil War and Cultural Revolution, losing his family but persisting to live.
Cultural RevolutionSurvivalLoss of Family
Adaptations
- [Film] To Live / 張藝謀 (1994)
Translations
- Translated into over 20 languages
Adaptations
- To Live (film by Zhang Yimou, 1994)
Translations of Works
- Translated into over 20 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-gardePostmodernDark HumorGraphic Violence Descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Cultural RevolutionViolence and CrueltyHuman NatureHistorical Transitions
Legacy
Widely considered one of China's greatest living authors. His works have sold over 9 million copies and translated into more than 20 languages.
In Popular Culture
- Works adapted into films winning awards at Cannes
Quotes
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A calm, orderly society cannot produce such great works
Source: Interview -
I am a realistic writer, and if my stories are often absurd, that’s simply because they are a projection of absurd realities
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Grew up near a hospital morgue
- Parents were doctors
- Worked as a dentist for five years
- Experienced the Cultural Revolution from ages 7 to 17