Liang Xiaosheng (; born 22 September 1949) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Liang is a member of

China Writers Association China Writers Association or Chinese Writers Association (CWA, ) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Liter ...

. He is also a professor at

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. His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian.

Biography

Liang was born in

Harbin, Heilongjiang Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

in 1949, with his

ancestral hometown An ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family, particularly the home owned and preserved by the same family for several generations. The term can refer to an individual house or estate, or to a broader geographic area such as a ...

Rongcheng, Shandong Rongcheng () is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai, at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province, China, looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west. History According to historical records, the First Em ...

. In 1966, when the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

was launched by

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...

, Liang graduated from Harbin 29th High School (). Two years later, Liang went to the Great Northern Wilderness and worked in

Shenyang Military Region The Shenyang Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It has command and control of military and armed police forces in the three northeast provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning, which ...

. In 1974, Liang was accepted to

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

and graduated in 1977. After graduation, he was assigned to

Beijing Film Studio } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

as an editor. In 1988, Liang was transferred to China Children's Film Studio. Liang started to publish novels in 1979. His most well-known works are ''The Floating City'' (), ''A Red Guard's Confessions'' (), ''From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy'' (), ''The City of Snow'' (), and ''The Depressed Chinese'' ().

Works

Novellas

* ''The World's Life'' () * ''There Is A Storm Tonight'' ()

Novels

* ''Pretty Women'' () * ''The Floating City'' () * ''A Red Guard's Confessions'' () * ''From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy'' () * ''The City of Snow'' () * ''The Depressed Chinese'' ()

Short stories

* ''If Heaven Has Feelings'' () * ''Death'' () * ''This Is A Mystical Land'' ()

Awards

* ''This Is A Mystical Land'' – National Short Story Award (1983) * ''Father'' – National Short Story Award (1984) * ''There Is A Storm Tonight'' – National Novella Award (1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liang, Xiaosheng 1949 births Living people Writers from Harbin Screenwriters from Heilongjiang Chinese male novelists Chinese male short story writers Educators from Heilongjiang People's Republic of China short story writers Short story writers from Heilongjiang Mao Dun Literature Prize laureates