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My Take
Xia Jia, the pen name of Wang Yao, is exactly the sort of writer I find quietly thrilling. A physicist by first training who then earned a PhD in comparative literature at Peking University and now lectures at Xi'an Jiaotong University, she stands at the seam between hard science and literary feeling, and that vantage point shows in her fiction. As Chinese science fiction has surged onto the world stage, having a voice that fuses rigorous thinking with genuine lyricism feels essential rather than incidental. I would happily read far more of the futures she imagines, because few writers bridge those two worlds so naturally.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xia Jia
- Name (Japanese)
- 夏笳
- Reading
- しあ・じあ
- Born
- June 4, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Xi'an, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- university teacher / science fiction writer / physicist / writer
2. Background
- University
- Peking University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E7%AC%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Xia Jia born?
Born June 4, 1984 (age 42).
Where is Xia Jia from?
Xia Jia is from Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
What does Xia Jia do?
Xia Jia works as university teacher, science fiction writer, physicist, writer.
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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.