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Chen Zhongshi
Native name
陈忠实
Born1942
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Died (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

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Chen Zhongshi (simplified Chinese: 陈忠实; traditional Chinese: 陳忠實; pinyin: Chén Zhōngshí; 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).[1] In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman).

Biography

Chen was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in August 1942.[2]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.[3]

Works

Short stories

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

Novels

  • White Deer Plain(白鹿原)

Reportage

  • "渭北高原,關於一個人的記憶"[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bai Lu Yuan". CRIENGLISH.com. 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Escritor Chen Zhongshi" (in Portuguese). CRIENGLISH.com. 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2014-01-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ 陈忠实简介 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014-01-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ 陈忠实_中国作家网 (in Chinese). chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 2014-01-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)