Wang Jinkang is a Chinese science-fiction author.
Biography
Wang was born in 1948. After working in an iron
foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...
, he earned a degree in engineering at
Xi'an Jiaotong University.
He published his first work of science-fiction, ''Adam’s Regression'', in 1993. He has since published 10 novels and a range of short stories. He has served as vice-president of the
China Science Writers Association
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
Regina Kanyu Wang has described him as one of the "big four" of Chinese science-fiction.
''Seeds of Mercury'' was nominated for the 2024
Hugo Award for Best Novella.
Bibliography
* 亚当回归,
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...
''yàdāng huíguī''
Adam’s Regression“ won the
Galaxy Award 1993;
later published in the anthology ''Invisible Planets''.
* 天火, Pinyin ''tiānhuǒ''
Sky Fire“ won the Galaxy Award 1994.
* 生命之歌, Pinyin ''shēngmìng zhī gē''
Song of Life“ won the Galaxy Award 1995.
* 西奈噩梦, Pinyin ''xīnài èmèng''
Sinai nightmare“ won the Galaxy Award 1996.
* 七重外壳, Pinyin ''qīchóng wàiké''
Seven shells“ won the Galaxy Award 1997.
* 豹, Pinyin ''bào''
Leopard“ won the Galaxy Award 1997.
* 替天行道, Pinyin ''tì tiān xíngdào''
Acting on Heaven's Behalf“ won the Galaxy Award 2001.
* 水星播种, Pinyin ''shuǐxīng bōzhòng''
Seeds of Mercury“ won the Galaxy Award 2002.
* 终极爆炸, Pinyin ''zhōngjí bàozhà''
Ultimate Explosion“ won the Galaxy Award 2006.
* 活着, Pinyin ''huózhe''
Living“ won the Galaxy Award 2008.
* 有关时空旅行的马龙定律, Pinyin ''yǒuguān shíkōng lǚxíng de mǎlóng dìnglǜ''
Marlon's law of spacetime travel“ won the Galaxy Award 2009.
* 与吾同在, Pinyin ''yǔ wú tóng zài''
We together“ won the Galaxy Award 2011.
* 掏出母宇宙, Pinyin ''tāochū mǔ yǔzhòu''
Escape from the mother universe“ won the Galaxy Award 2013.
* 天图, Pinyin ''tiāntú''
Sky map“ won the Galaxy Award 2016.
Themes
In a 2024 interview with
Locus Magazine
''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy (genre ...
, Wang stated that his works are often described as "
philosophical science fiction," saying that they focus on the "inherent shock value of science, as well as "the humanistic reflections brought by technology." He has previously stated that, in his works, "bioethics and cosmic issues are naturally inseparable."
References
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1948 births
Living people
Chinese science fiction writers
Xi'an Jiaotong University alumni