Chen Yan (writer)
Chen Yan | |||||||
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| Native name | 陈彦 | ||||||
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Dramatist, novelist | ||||||
| Language | Chinese | ||||||
| Period | 1980–present | ||||||
| Genre | Drama, novel | ||||||
| Notable works | The Protagonist | ||||||
| Notable awards | 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize 2019 The Protagonist | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳彥 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈彦 | ||||||
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Chen Yan (Chinese: 陈彦; born 1963) is a Chinese dramatist and novelist best known for his novel The Protagonist which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2019, one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China.[1] He was a delegate to the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
[edit]Chen was born in Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, in 1963. At the age of 17, he published his first short story, Blasting (爆破), in Shaanxi Workers' Literature and Art.[2] In 2004 he became president of Shaanxi Opera Research Institute.
Works
[edit]Novel
[edit]- 主角 [The Protagonist] (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2018. ISBN 9787506398114.
- 装台 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2015. ISBN 9787506379137.
- English translation: The Backstage Clan. Horsham: Sinoist Books. 2023. ISBN 9781838905378.
- 西京故事 [Story of the West Capital] (in Chinese). Shaanxi: Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 9787551309707.
Drama
[edit]- Late-blooming Roses (迟开的玫瑰)
- Big Tree Moves Westward (大树西迁)
- Story of the West Capital (西京故事)
Essays
[edit]- 说秦腔 [Talking about Qinqiang Opera] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532162277.
Awards
[edit]- 2019 The Protagonist won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize
References
[edit]- ^ "Five works won Mao Dun Literature Award! The award ceremony was held in mid-October". chinahotsnews. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Wang Feng (2017-06-02). 陈彦：作家要给人一瓢水自己必须有一桶水. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Shangluo
- Writers from Shangluo
- Chinese male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Chinese novelists
- 21st-century Chinese novelists
- 20th-century Chinese male writers
- Mao Dun Literature Prize laureates
- Chinese male novelists
- People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi
- Dramatists of Chinese opera
- Qinqiang