Xu Zechen

Xu Zechen
徐じょ则臣
Xu Zechen; 徐じょ则臣
Born	1978; Donghai County, Jiangsu, China
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Chinese
Citizenship	China
Education	Peking University

Xu Zechen (Chinese: 徐じょ则臣; pinyin: Xú Zéchén; born in 1978 in Donghai County, Jiangsu) is a Chinese author of literary fiction. He currently works as an editor at People's Literature Magazine. In 2009 he was a writer in residence at Creighton University and in 2010 he attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.^[1]

Awards^[2][edit]

2019 - Awarded the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize for "Northward"
2016 - Awarded the 1st Cross-Strait Young Writers Prize for "Jerusalem"
2015 - Nominated for the 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize for "Jerusalem"
2014 - Awarded the Lao She Literary Award for "Jerusalem"
2014 - Awarded the Short Story Award of the 7th Lu Xun Literary Prize for If A Snowstorm Seals the Door

Works[edit]

Representative works include the following (translated titles are approximate):^{[citation needed]}

Novels and Novellas[edit]

《耶路撒冷》 (Jerusalem)
《跑步穿ほじ过中关村》 Running Through Beijing (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen)^[3]^[4]
《午うま夜よる之の门》 (Midnight's Door)
《夜よる火ひ车》(Night Train)
《天上てんじょう人じん间》(Heaven on Earth)
《北上ほくじょう》(Northward)
《苍声》Voice Change (tr. by Charles Laughlin)^[5]
《啊，北京ぺきん》
《西にし夏なつ》(Western Xia/Tangut)
《人ひと间烟火ひ》
《逆ぎゃく时针》
《居きょ延のべ》(Juyan)
《小城おぎ市し》(Small Town)

Short stories[edit]

《花街はなまち》(Flower street)
《最さい后きさき一いち个猎人じん》(The last hunter)
《伞兵与あずか卖油郎ろう》(The parachuter and the oil seller)
《纸马》(Paper horses)
《我わが们的老ろう海うみ》(Our old sea)
《这些年ねん我わが一いち直ちょく在ざい路上ろじょう》(I've been on the road a few years)
《如果大雪おおゆき封ふう门》 If a Snowstorm Seals the Door (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)
《时间简史》 A Brief History of Time (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
《露天ろてん电影》 Outdoor Film (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
《轮子是ぜ圆的》 Wheels are round (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
《雪ゆき夜よる访戴》 Visiting Dai on a Snowy Evening (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
《狗いぬ叫さけべ了りょう一天いってん》 The Dog's Been Barking All Day, July 2017 (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
《奔马》 Galloping Horses (tr. by Helen Wang)
《弃婴》 Throwing Out the Baby (tr. by Nicky Harman)
《镜与刀がたな》 (Mirror and Knife)
《九きゅう年ねん》 (Nine Years)
《忆秦娥》 Remembering Qin E (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)

External links[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Xu Zechen 徐じょ则臣". Paper Republic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^ "NNU's alumnus Xu Zechen won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize | Nanjing Normal University".
^ "A Review of Running Through Beijing by Xu Zechen | The Literary Review". www.theliteraryreview.org. May 29, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ Review: http://www.avclub.com/review/running-through-beijing-runs-dry-204519
^ "Cang Sheng".

[1] "Xu Zechen 徐じょ则臣". Paper Republic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[2] "NNU's alumnus Xu Zechen won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize | Nanjing Normal University".

[3] "A Review of Running Through Beijing by Xu Zechen | The Literary Review". www.theliteraryreview.org. May 29, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[4] Review: http://www.avclub.com/review/running-through-beijing-runs-dry-204519

[5] "Cang Sheng".

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v t e Mao Dun Literature Prize
1st (1982)	Zhou Keqin – Xu Mao and His Daughters Wei Wei – Orient Mo Yingfeng – General's Chant Yao Xueyin – Li Zicheng Gu Hua – A Small Town Called Hibiscus Li Guowen – Spring in Winter
2nd (1985)	Li Zhun – The Yellow River Flows to the East Zhang Jie – Leaden Wings Liu Xinwu – The Wedding Party
3rd (1991)	Lu Yao – Ordinary World Ling Li – Young Emperor Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui – Metropolis Liu Baiyu – The Second Sun Huo Da – The Jade King Xiao Ke – Bloody Heaven (Honorary award) Xu Xingye – Broken Golden Bowl (Honorary award)
4th (1997)	Wang Huo – War and People Chen Zhongshi – White Deer Field Liu Sifen – White Gate Willow Liu Yumin – Unsettled Autumn
5th (2000)	Zhang Ping – The Choice Alai – Red Poppies Wang Anyi – The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Wang Xufeng – Trilogy of the Tea Masters
6th (2005)	Xiong Zhaozheng – Zhang Juzheng Zhang Jie – Wordless Chu Chunqiu – Sky of History Liu Jianwei – Heroic Time Zong Pu – Eastern Concealment
7th (2008)	Jia Pingwa – The Shaanxi Opera Chi Zijian – The Last Quarter of the Moon Mai Jia – In the Dark Zhou Daxin – The Sons of Red Lake
8th (2011)	Zhang Wei – On the Plateau Liu Xinglong – The Sky Dwellers Mo Yan – Frog Bi Feiyu – Massage Liu Zhenyun – Someone to Talk To
9th (2015)	Ge Fei – Jiangnan Trilogy Wang Meng – The Scenery Around Here Li Peifu – Book of Life Jin Yucheng – Blossoms Su Tong – Shadow of the Hunter
10th (2019)	Liang Xiaosheng - The Human World Xu Huaizhong - That Which Can't Be Washed Away Xu Zechen - Northward Chen Yan - The Protagonist Li Er - Brother Ying Wu
11th (2023)	Yang Zhijun [zh] - The Snow Mountain and the Homeland Qiao Ye [zh] - Baoshui Village Liu Liangcheng [zh] - Bomba Sun Ganlu [zh] - A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains Dong Xi - Resonance

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