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| Native name | 刘慈欣 |
| Born | 23 June 1963 Beijing, China |
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| Alma mater | North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power |
| Period | 1989–present |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Remembrance of Earth's Past |
| Notable awards | Galaxy Award; Hugo Award |
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉慈欣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘慈欣 | ||||||||
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Liu Cixin (Chinese: 刘慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, pronounced [ljǒʊ tsʰɨ̌ɕín]; born 23 June 1963)[1] is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem as well as the 2017 Locus Award for Death's End. He is also a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award.[2] In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is a member of China Science Writers Association and the vice president of Shanxi Writers Association.[3] He is sometimes called "Da Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow science fiction writers in China.[4]
- ^ "Summary Bibliography: Cixin Liu". ISFDB.
- ^ Awards for Chinese-language science fictions announced
- ^ "Liu Cixin". China Daily. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds". The New Yorker. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.