Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1982) Winner
Zhou Keqin
しゅう こくきん
Zhou Keqin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937 （Jianyang, Sichuan, China）
- Died
- 1990-08-05 （Chengdu, Sichuan, China） age 53
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Jianyang, Sichuan (birthplace) → Chengdu, Sichuan (worked and died)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1963-1990
- Affiliations
- Sichuan Writers Association, Chinese Writers Association (member of 4th council)
- Memberships
- Sichuan Writers Association, Chinese Writers Association
- Influenced By
- Scar literature movement
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Institute of Agricultural Technology | — | Agricultural Technology | — | — | China |
Chengdu Institute of Agricultural Technology
Agricultural Technology
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
China
Graduated in 1958 and worked as a farmer in his hometown before beginning his literary career.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Xu Mao and His Daughters | — | Chinese Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1982
Work:
Xu Mao and His Daughters
Organization:
Chinese Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Xu Mao and His Daughters
1979 NovelA novel of about 200,000 characters depicting the realistic life of a farming family in a desolate village. It reflects the impact of rural policies on the family and is considered a representative work of the Scar literature movement.
rural lifefamilyeffects of policysocial trauma
Adaptations
- [Film] Xu Mao and His Daughters (film) (1981)
At the Well
1963 Short story / Early workAn early short story published in 1963, dealing with everyday life in the countryside.
rural lifeeveryday life
Bibliography
- At the Well (1963)
- Xu Mao and His Daughters (1979)
Adaptations
- Xu Mao and His Daughters (film adaptation, 1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistsocial realism
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifefamily bondspolicy vs. individual
Legacy
Zhou Keqin is regarded as a representative writer of the Scar literature movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. His major work, Xu Mao and His Daughters, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize and holds an important place in realist literature about rural China.
Academic Societies
- Sichuan Writers Association
- Chinese Writers Association
Archives
- Sichuan Writers Association archives (possible holdings)
Trivia
- Best known for the 1979 novel Xu Mao and His Daughters.
- Won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1982.
- The novel was adapted into a film in 1981.