Liu Yumin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yumin
Native name	刘玉民みん
Born	February 1951 (age 73) Jinan, Shandong, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Period	1971–present
Genre	Novel, prose, drama, reportage
Notable works	Unsettled Autumn
Notable awards	4th Mao Dun Literature Prize 1998 Unsettled Autumn

Liu Yumin (simplified Chinese: 刘玉民みん; traditional Chinese: 劉りゅう玉たま民みん; pinyin: Liǘ Yùmín; born February 1951) is a Chinese novelist who was the vice president of Shandong Literature and Art Association.

Biography

Liu was born into a family of farming background in Jinan, Shandong. His father died young, his mother died in the Cultural Revolution.

After meddle school, Liu worked in a local people's commune.

Liu joined the People's Liberation Army in 1970 and he started to publish works in 1971. From 1971 to 1981, Liu was serving in the Jinan Military Region.

In 1982, Liu was transferred to Jinan Literature and Art Association. He was appointed the president of Jinan Writers Association, the vice president of Shandong Literature and Art Association, and the president of Shandong Painting Academy.

Works

Dramas

• The Sunlight (呼よび唤阳光こう)
• The Four Women (四个女人两台戏)
• The Yellow River (黄河こうが之の水天すいてん上じょう来らい)

Novels

• Unsettled Autumn (骚动之の秋あき)
• The Shofar (羊ひつじ角かく号ごう)
• Guolongbing (过龙兵へい)
• Journey to the East (八仙东游记)

Reportages

• The Dream of City (都市とし之の梦)
• Biography of the Oriental Man (东方奇人きじん传)

Proses and poems

• Loving You Every Day (爱你生命せいめい的てき每まい一天いってん)
• Shandong Zhuzhi Poem (山やま东竹枝えだ词)

Awards

• Unsettled Autumn – 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize (1998)