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Liu Xinglong

劉醒龍　/　りゅう・せいりゅう

Novelist from People's Republic of China

January 10, 1956 (age 70)　・　Huanggang, People's Republic of China

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My Take

Liu Xinglong deserves more attention from readers outside China. Born in 1956 in Huanggang, Hubei, he won the Lu Xun Literary Prize for novellas in 1998, a serious marker of craft in Chinese letters. As vice president of both the Hubei Writers Association and Wuhan's literary federation, he sits at the center of a regional literary life, mentoring and shaping as much as writing. I'm drawn to authors rooted in a specific place rather than chasing trends; the texture of land and ordinary people tends to seep into their work. He strikes me as exactly that kind of grounded storyteller, and I'd happily read him in translation.

Overview

Liu Xinglong (simplified Chinese: 刘醒龙; traditional Chinese: 劉醒龍; pinyin: Liú Xǐnglóng; born 10 January 1956) is a Chinese novelist who is the vice president of Hubei Writers Association and vice president of the Wuhan Literature and Art Association.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Liu Xinglong
Name (Japanese): 劉醒龍
Reading: りゅう・せいりゅう
Born: January 10, 1956 (age 70)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Monkey
Origin: Huanggang, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: novelist

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

1998 Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Novellas

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E9%86%92%E9%BE%8D

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