Mo Yingfeng (; 19 January 1938 – 17 February 1989) was a Chinese novelist who was the director 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 Lite ...

. Mo served as the vice president of Hunan Writers Association and Hunan Literature and Art Association.

Biography

Mo was born in

Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . Th ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

in 1938. He entered Hubei Arts College in 1956, majoring in music at the Department of Music. In 1961, Mo joined the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the China, People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five Military branch, service branches: the People's ...

, then he worked in Guangzhou Military Region. In 1970, Mo was transferred from

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, and ...

. Mo started to publish works in 1972. In 1978, Mo worked in Xiaoxiang Film Studio () as an editor. In February 1989, Mo died of an illness in Changsha.

Works

Novels

* ''General's Chant'' () * ''The Wind'' () * ''The Soldier Rush Through the Mountains'' () * ''The Goddess of Love'' ()

Awards

* ''General's Chant'' – 1st

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 ...

(1982)

Personal life

Mo was twice married. He had two daughters with his former wife Li Mingxiu (), Mo Zhuwei () and Mo Zhuqin (). His second wife was Ouyang Huiling (). His two daughters, their husbands, and five grandchildren live in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

References

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