Wang Huo (; born 1 July 1924) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Wang was a member of the 5th, 6th National Committee of the

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Biography

Wang was born in

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in July 1924, with his

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Rudong County Rudong County () is under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, and lies on the Yellow Sea coast. It administers 14 towns and five districts. The 14 towns are Juegang, Matang, Fengli, Caobu, Chahe, Shuangdian, Xindian, Hekou, ...

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. Wang started to publish works in 1943. Wang joined the National Literature and Art Association in 1948. At the same year, he graduated from

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 ...

. After graduation, Wang worked in Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. He is a member of the

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. After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in Laodong Publishing House () as an editor. In 1953, Wang was transferred to

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, he served as the chief editor of ''Chinese Worker'' (). In 1961, Wang taught at a school in

Linyi Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo to ...

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. Wang joined the

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in 1979. In 1983, Wang was appointed an associate editor of Sichuan People's Publishing House () and the chief editor of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House (). Wang retired in 1987.

Works

Novellas

* ''Right of Privacy'' ()

Long-gestating novels

* ''War and People'' () * ''The Foreign Eighth Route Army'' () * ''The Biography of Jie Zhenguo'' () * ''Firelight in the Heavy Fog'' () * ''Xueji'' () * ''The Biography of Firefly'' () * ''Awakening to Truth'' ()

Short stories

* ''Meteor'' () * ''The General Strike'' ()

Proses and poems

* ''Xichuangzhu'' ()

Screenplay

* ''The Moon and the Sea'' () * ''The Foreign Eighth Route Army'' ()

Awards

* ''War and People'' – 4th

Mao Dun Literature Prize Mao Dun Literature Prize () is a prize for novels, established in the will of prominent Chinese writer Mao Dun (for which he personally donated 250,000 RMB) and sponsored by the China Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of t ...

(1997)

References

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