Liu Zhenyun

Liu Zhenyun
Native name
刘震云
BornMay 1958 (age 66)
Yanjin County, Henan, China
OccupationWriter
LanguageChinese
Alma materPeking University
Notable worksSomeone to Talk To
Notable awardsMao Dun Literature Prize
2011
SpouseGuo Jianmei 郭建梅
ChildrenLiu Yulin

Liu Zhenyun (born May 1958) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his novel Someone to Talk To (awarded the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize) as well as his involvement with the many film adaptions of his books. Among these is I Am Not Madame Bovary, produced in collaboration with director Feng Xiaogang, a frequent collaborator of Liu. He is married to noted human rights activist Guo Jianmei.[2]

  1. ^ "Film review: I Am Not Madame Bovary – Fan Bingbing defies petty bureaucracy in dark satire". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Permission to Speak". NewsChina. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.