Yu Hua | |
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 Yu Hua speaks at the 2023 Hong Kong Book Fair | |
| Native name | 余华 |
| Born | 3 April 1960 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Lu Xun Literature School |
| Period | 1984 – present |
| Genre | Novel, prose |
| Literary movement | Avant-garde |
| Notable works | To Live (1993) Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (1995) Brothers (2005–2006) Cries in the Drizzle |
| Notable awards | 5th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize 1992 James Joyce Award 2002 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2004 |
| Relatives | Father: Hua Zizhi (华自治) Mother: Yu Peiwen (余佩文) |
Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá; born 3 April, 1960) is a Chinese author, he is widely considered one of the greatest living authors in China.[1][2][3]
Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983, his first breakthrough came in 1987, when he released the short story "On the Road at Age Eighteen".[4] Yu Hua was regarded as a promising avant-garde or post-New Wave writer.[4] Many critics also regard him as a champion for Chinese meta-fictional or postmodernist writing. His novels To Live (1993) and Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (1995) were widely acclaimed.[5] While other works like Brothers (2005–06) received mixed reviews domestically, but positive reviews abroad.[6]
Yu Hua has written five novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His works have sold around a total of nine million copies[7] and have been translated into over 20 languages.[8]
- ^ Peng Dingning (彭叮咛) (2022). 余华：将悲伤送给读者的“喜剧人” [Yu Hua: A "Comedian" Who Gives Sorrow to Readers]. Culture and History Vision (in Chinese). 632. Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan: Integrated Media Center of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: 64–65. ISSN 1672-8653.
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- ^ Wasserstrom, Jeffrey (21 August 2015). "The Odd Couple: On Political Dissent and the Remarkable Similarities Between Mark Twain and Yu Hua". LA Review of Books. Retrieved 6 August 2020. "By the time I began to read him, he had two late 20th-century novels under his belt that had each earned critical raves. The first of these, To Live, was made into an acclaimed film directed by Zhang Yimou, while the second, Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, was hailed by many as one of the best novels published in China in the 1990s."
- ^ Qinghua, Zhang; Benbiao, Yao (2011). "On Brothers and Chaotic Aesthetics: An Interview with Yu Hua". Chinese Literature Today. 1 (2): 80–85. doi:10.1080/21514399.2011.11833938. S2CID 194818301.
- ^ 陈凯茵. "余华《活着》十年销量近600万 获作家出版社超级畅销奖-新华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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