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Han Shaogong

韓少功　/　かん・しょうこう

Translator from People's Republic of China

January 1, 1953 (age 73)　・　Changsha, People's Republic of China

translator
writer

My Take

Han Shaogong carries the weight of modern Chinese literature for me. Born in Changsha in 1953 and educated at Wuhan University, he belongs to the generation shaped by the Cultural Revolution, and you can feel that lived history pressing against his fiction. Winning the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2007 is no small thing; carrying Lu Xun's name signals real literary seriousness. He strikes me as a writer of place and memory rather than easy entertainment, someone digging into the bond between people and their roots. That he also translates tells me he is obsessed with language itself. He is firmly on my list of authors I want to read properly.

Overview

Han Shaogong (simplified Chinese: 韩少功; traditional Chinese: 韓少功; pinyin: Hán Shàogōng; born January 1, 1953) is a Chinese novelist and fiction writer.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Han Shaogong
Name (Japanese): 韓少功
Reading: かん・しょうこう
Born: January 1, 1953 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Changsha, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: translator / writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Wuhan University

Awards & achievements

2007 Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Proses and Essays

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%93%E5%B0%91%E5%8A%9F

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