Xu Zechen
Xu Zechen (Chinese: 徐则臣; pinyin: Xú Zéchén; born in 1978 in Donghai County, Jiangsu) is a Chinese author of literary fiction. He currently works as an editor at People's Literature Magazine. In 2009 he was a writer in residence at Creighton University and in 2010 he attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[1]
Xu Zechen 徐则臣 | |
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| Born | 1978 Donghai County, Jiangsu, China |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Citizenship | China |
| Education | Peking University |
Awards[2]
- 2019 - Awarded the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize for "Northward"
- 2016 - Awarded the 1st Cross-Strait Young Writers Prize for "Jerusalem"
- 2015 - Nominated for the 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize for "Jerusalem"
- 2014 - Awarded the Lao She Literary Award for "Jerusalem"
- 2014 - Awarded the Short Story Award of the 7th Lu Xun Literary Prize for If A Snowstorm Seals the Door
Works
Representative works include the following (translated titles are approximate):
Novels and Novellas
- 《耶路撒冷》 (Jerusalem)
- 《跑步穿过中关村》 Running Through Beijing (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen)[3][4]
- 《午夜之门》 (Midnight's Door)
- 《夜火车》(Night Train)
- 《天上人间》(Heaven on Earth)
- 《北上》(Northward)
- 《苍声》Voice Change (tr. by Charles Laughlin)[5]
- 《啊，北京》
- 《西夏》(Western Xia/Tangut)
- 《人间烟火》
- 《逆时针》
- 《居延》(Juyan)
- 《小城市》(Small Town)
Short stories
- 《花街》(Flower street)
- 《最后一个猎人》(The last hunter)
- 《伞兵与卖油郎》(The parachuter and the oil seller)
- 《纸马》(Paper horses)
- 《我们的老海》(Our old sea)
- 《这些年我一直在路上》(I've been on the road a few years)
- 《如果大雪封门》 If a Snowstorm Seals the Door (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)
- 《时间简史》 A Brief History of Time (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
- 《露天电影》 Outdoor Film (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
- 《轮子是圆的》 Wheels are round (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
- 《雪夜访戴》 Visiting Dai on a Snowy Evening (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
- 《狗叫了一天》 The Dog's Been Barking All Day, July 2017 (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
- 《奔马》 Galloping Horses (tr. by Helen Wang)
- 《弃婴》 Throwing Out the Baby (tr. by Nicky Harman)
- 《镜与刀》 (Mirror and Knife)
- 《九年》 (Nine Years)
- 《忆秦娥》 Remembering Qin E (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)
External links
References
- "Xu Zechen 徐则臣". Paper Republic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- "NNU's alumnus Xu Zechen won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize | Nanjing Normal University".
- "A Review of Running Through Beijing by Xu Zechen | The Literary Review". www.theliteraryreview.org. May 29, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Review: http://www.avclub.com/review/running-through-beijing-runs-dry-204519
- "Cang Sheng".
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