Chen Zhongshi

Chen Zhongshi (simplified Chinese: 陈忠实; traditional Chinese: 陳忠實; pinyin: Chén Zhōngshí; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author. He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus White Deer Plain in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997).[2] In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Zhongshi
Native name
陈忠实
Born(1942-08-03)3 August 1942[1]
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Died29 April 2016(2016-04-29) (aged 73)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Period1965–2016
GenreNovel, prose
Notable worksWhite Deer Plain
Notable awards4th Mao Dun Literary Prize
1996 White Deer Plain

Biography

Chen was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi on 3 August 1942.[3] After graduating from No. 34 High School of Xi'an in 1962, he got a teaching job in primary school and, after two years, became a senior high school teacher. In 1966, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party. He was interested in literature and soon began devoting himself to a writing career.

Chen became the vice director of Culture Bureau of Baqiao District of Xi'an in 1980. He served as a member of the Writers Association of Shaanxi, becoming vice president in 1985 and chairman in 1993. Between 2001 and 2006, he was the vice president of the Chinese Writers Association.[4]

Chen died on 29 April 2016 at the age of 73 in Xi'an.[5]

Works

Short stories
  • Trust (信任)
  • Country (乡村)
  • Early Summer (初夏)
  • The courtyard of the Kangs (康家小院)

Novels
  • White Deer Plain(白鹿原)
    • White Deer Plain, which has a large following in China, as of 2016, had not been translated into English.[6]

Reportage
  • "渭北高原，關於一個人的記憶"[7]

References
  1. Xing Xiaoli (刑小利) (November 2015). 陈忠实传 [Biography of Chen Zhongshi]. Xi'an: Shaanxi People's Press. ISBN 9787224116021.
  2. "Bai Lu Yuan". CRIENGLISH.com. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Escritor Chen Zhongshi" (in Portuguese). CRIENGLISH.com. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. 陈忠实简介 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Reputed author Chen Zhongshi dies at 73". The Standard. Hong Kong. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. Mi Qin (21 May 2016). "Exposing the Brutality of False Benevolence White Deer Plain, China's One Hundred Years of Solitude, explores the cruelty hidden behind the veil of Confucian ideology at the turn of the 20th century". Caixin. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. 陈忠实_中国作家网 (in Chinese). chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 13 January 2014.


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