Chen Zhongshi | |
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| Native name | 陈忠实 |
| Born | 3 August 1942[1] Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| Died | 29 April 2016 (aged 73) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Period | 1965–2016 |
| Genre | Novel, prose |
| Notable works | White Deer Field |
| Notable awards | 4th Mao Dun Literary Prize 1996 White Deer Field |
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 Field 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).