Chen Zhongshi | |
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Native name | 陈忠实 |
Born | [1] Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | 3 August 1942
Died | 29 April 2016 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | (aged 73)
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Period | 1965–2016 |
Genre | Novel, prose |
Notable works | White Deer Field |
Notable awards | 4th Mao Dun Literary Prize 1996 White Deer Field |
Chen Zhongshi (simplified Chinese: 陈忠实; traditional Chinese: 陳忠實; pinyin: Chén Zhōngshí; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author. He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus White Deer Field in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997).[2] In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman).
Chen was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi on 3 August 1942.[3] After graduating from No. 34 High School of Xi'an in 1962, he got a teaching job in primary school and, after two years, became a senior high school teacher. In 1966, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party. He was interested in literature and soon began devoting himself to a writing career.
Chen became the vice director of Culture Bureau of Baqiao District of Xi'an in 1980. He served as a member of the Writers Association of Shaanxi, becoming vice president in 1985 and chairman in 1993. Between 2001 and 2006, he was the vice president of the Chinese Writers Association.[4]
Chen died on 29 April 2016 at the age of 73 in Xi'an.[5]