Zhang Wei (author)
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Zhang Wei | |
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Native name | 张炜 |
Born | Longkou, Shandong, China | November 7, 1956
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Alma mater | Shandong Normal University |
Period | 1982 - present |
Genre | Novel |
Notable works | The Ancient Ship |
Notable awards | 8th Mao Dun Literary Prize 2011 The Ancient Ship |
Zhang Wei (simplified Chinese: 张炜; traditional Chinese: 張煒; pinyin: Zhāng Wěi; born 7 November 1956) is a Chinese author. He was born in Longkou, Yantai, which is located in the north of the Shandong Peninsula. He graduated from the Chinese Department at Yantai Normal College in 1980. Three years later, he became a member of China Writers Association, an organization for which he has served as chairman and deputy chairman of the Shandong branch. He is best known for his novels The Ancient Ship and September's Fable. In 2011 Zhang won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the highest national literary award, for On the Plateau, a 10-volume work that took a decade to write.[1][2]
Works
- The Ancient Ship 《古船》(1987)
- September's Fable 《九月寓言》(2007)
- Seven Kinds of Mushrooms 《蘑菇七种》 (2009)
- On the Plateau 《你在高原》(2011)
- Songs from the Forest《刺猬歌》(2020)[3]
Children's books
(The English titles are approximate)
- Life on the Peninsula 《半岛哈里哈气》(2012)
- The Young Boy and the Sea 《少年与海》(2017)
- Looking for the King of Fish 《寻找鱼王》
References
- ^ 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize: Recognizing Fine Literature or Rewarding Writer-Officials?, Paper Republic [1]
- ^ "张炜写就史上最长纯文学小说_手机网易网". 3g.163.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03.
- ^ Wei, Zhang (2021). Songs from the Forest. Translated by Yuan, Haiwang. Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760987.
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