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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.
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
- Occupation
- novelist
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Novellas
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E9%86%92%E9%BE%8D
Frequently asked questions
When was Liu Xinglong born?
Born January 10, 1956 (age 70).
Where is Liu Xinglong from?
Liu Xinglong is from Huanggang, People's Republic of China.
What does Liu Xinglong do?
Liu Xinglong works as novelist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.