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Yu Hua is a Chinese novelist, screenwriter, and writer who was born in Hangzhou in 1960. He began his work period in 1983 and is associated with the avant-garde movement. His notable works include *To Live*, *Chronicle of a Blood Merchant*, and *The Seventh Day*. He also wrote *Sống*, *I Only Know What a Human Is*, *Yi jiu san si nian de tao wang*, *Si yue san ri shi jian*, and *Ikiru*.
A male citizen of China, Yu Hua works in Beijing and speaks Chinese. He was educated at the International Writing Program and has received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres award. His name in his native language is 余华.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1960
- Works
- 146
Top works
- Sống
- 我只知道人是什么
- Yi jiu san si nian de tao wang
- Si yue san ri shi jian
- Ikiru
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Known for
- 一个文学的午后2026
- Li Jian Old Friends New Concert2022
- 我在岛屿读书 — 余华2022
- Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue — Self2021
- Great Minds — Self2021
- China in Three Words2014
- The Obscure2007
via TMDB
Key facts
- Native name
- 余华
- Born
- ( 1960-04-03 ) 3 April 1960 (age 66) , 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 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Yu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Hangzhou
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- International Writing Program
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Movement
- avant-garde
- Image
- Yu Hua, 2016 (cropped).webp
- Work location
- Beijing
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1960-04-03
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- writing language
- Chinese
- name in native language
- 余华
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Encyclopedic overview
Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá; born 3 April 1960) is a Chinese novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is widely considered one of the greatest living authors in China.
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". Yu Hua was regarded as a promising avant-garde or post-New Wave writer. 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. Other works like Brothers (2005–06) received mixed reviews domestically, but positive reviews abroad.
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