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Ali
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@ali_979797
Ningnan, China
Chinese
About Me
I like Chinese Classical & Pre-Modern**
1. **Lu Xun** (鲁迅) – Father of modern Chinese literature. His short stories (*A Madman’s Diary*, *The True Story of Ah Q*) critique traditional society.
2. **Lao She** (老舍) – Known for *Rickshaw Boy* and *Teahouse*, depicting life in early 20th-century Beijing.
3. **Shen Congwen** (沈从文) – Wrote lyrical stories about rural West Hunan, like *Border Town*.
4. **Ba Jin** (巴金) – Author of *Family*, a novel about a traditional Chinese family in decline.
5. **Qian Zhongshu** (钱锺书) – Satirical novel *Fortress Besieged* is a modern classic.
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### **Modern & Contemporary (Mainland China)**
6. **Mo Yan** (莫言) – Nobel Prize winner (2012). Known for magical realism; *Red Sorghum*, *Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out*.
7. **Yu Hua** (余华) – His novel *To Live* (adapted into a famous film) and *Chronicle of a Blood Merchant*.
8. **Yan Lianke** (阎连科) – Satirical, surreal critiques of politics; *The Four Books*, *The Day the Sun Died*.
9. **Wang Anyi** (王安忆) – One of China’s leading female writers; *The Song of Everlasting Sorrow*.
10. **Jia Pingwa** (贾平凹) – Novels like *Turbulence* and *Broken Wings* explore rural change.
11. **Su Tong** (苏童) – *Raise the Red Lantern* (adapted by Zhang Yimou).
12. **Bi Feiyu** (毕飞宇) – *The Moon Opera*, *Massage*.
13. **Liu Zhenyun** (刘震云) – Satirical, often about bureaucracy; *The Cook*, *The Crowd*.
14. **Can Xue** (残雪) – Experimental, surreal fiction; *Frontier*, *Love in the New Millennium*.
15. **Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang)** (张爱玲) – Mid-20th century, wrote about love and urban life; *Lust, Caution*, *Half a Lifelong Romance*.
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### **Diaspora & International Chinese Voices**
16. **Ha Jin** – Writes in English; *Waiting* (National Book Award), *War Trash*.
17. **Yiyun Li** – Writes in English; *The Vagrants*, *Where Reasons End*.
18. **Amy Tan** – Chinese American; *The Joy Luck Club*.
19. **Ken Liu** – Chinese American; translates Chinese SF and writes *The Grace of Kings*.
20. **Ma Jian** – Exiled writer; *Beijing Coma*, *The Dark Road*.
21. **Jung Chang** – Wrote *Wild Swans* and *Mao: The Unknown Story*.
22. **Dai Sijie** – *Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress*.
23. **Xiaolu Guo** – *A Concise Chinese–English Dictionary for Lovers*, *I Am China*.
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### **Taiwan, Hong Kong & Other Sinophone Writers**
24. **Li Ang** (李昂) – Taiwanese; feminist works like *The Butcher's Wife*.
25. **Pai Hsien-yung** (白先勇) – Taiwanese; *Crystal Boys*, *Taipei People*.
26. **Qiu Miaojin** (邱妙津) – Taiwanese lesbian writer; *Notes of a Crocodile*.
27. **Wu He** (舞鹤) – Taiwanese experimental novelist.
28. **Lo Yi-chin** (骆以军) – Taiwanese; *The Tale of the Dream in a Dream*.
29. **Xi Xi** (西西) – Hong Kong; *Marvels of a Floating City*.
30. **Dung Kai-cheung** (董启章) – Hong Kong; *Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City*.
31. **Liu Yichang** (刘以鬯) – Hong Kong; *The Drunkard*.
32. **Jin Yong (Louis Cha)** (金庸) – Master of wuxia (martial arts) fiction; *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*.
33. **Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing)** – Also associated with Shanghai and later Hong Kong/US.
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### **Science Fiction & Genre Writers**
34. **Liu Cixin** (刘慈欣) – *The Three-Body Problem* ( Hugo Award winner).
35. **Hao Jingfang** (郝景芳) – *Folding Beijing* (Hugo winner).
36. **Chen Qiufan** (陈楸帆) – *Waste Tide*, AI-related speculative fiction.
---
### **Poets**
37. **Li Bai** (李白) & **Du Fu** (杜甫) – Tang dynasty poetic giants.
38. **Bei Dao** (北岛) – Modern poet, exile; famous for the line “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind” (misattributed sometimes) — actually his poem “The Answer” has “I don’t believe the sky is blue...”
39. **Shu Ting** (舒婷) – Misty Poet.
40. **Haizi** (海子) – Late 20th-century lyrical poet.
1. **Lu Xun** (鲁迅) – Father of modern Chinese literature. His short stories (*A Madman’s Diary*, *The True Story of Ah Q*) critique traditional society.
2. **Lao She** (老舍) – Known for *Rickshaw Boy* and *Teahouse*, depicting life in early 20th-century Beijing.
3. **Shen Congwen** (沈从文) – Wrote lyrical stories about rural West Hunan, like *Border Town*.
4. **Ba Jin** (巴金) – Author of *Family*, a novel about a traditional Chinese family in decline.
5. **Qian Zhongshu** (钱锺书) – Satirical novel *Fortress Besieged* is a modern classic.
---
### **Modern & Contemporary (Mainland China)**
6. **Mo Yan** (莫言) – Nobel Prize winner (2012). Known for magical realism; *Red Sorghum*, *Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out*.
7. **Yu Hua** (余华) – His novel *To Live* (adapted into a famous film) and *Chronicle of a Blood Merchant*.
8. **Yan Lianke** (阎连科) – Satirical, surreal critiques of politics; *The Four Books*, *The Day the Sun Died*.
9. **Wang Anyi** (王安忆) – One of China’s leading female writers; *The Song of Everlasting Sorrow*.
10. **Jia Pingwa** (贾平凹) – Novels like *Turbulence* and *Broken Wings* explore rural change.
11. **Su Tong** (苏童) – *Raise the Red Lantern* (adapted by Zhang Yimou).
12. **Bi Feiyu** (毕飞宇) – *The Moon Opera*, *Massage*.
13. **Liu Zhenyun** (刘震云) – Satirical, often about bureaucracy; *The Cook*, *The Crowd*.
14. **Can Xue** (残雪) – Experimental, surreal fiction; *Frontier*, *Love in the New Millennium*.
15. **Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang)** (张爱玲) – Mid-20th century, wrote about love and urban life; *Lust, Caution*, *Half a Lifelong Romance*.
---
### **Diaspora & International Chinese Voices**
16. **Ha Jin** – Writes in English; *Waiting* (National Book Award), *War Trash*.
17. **Yiyun Li** – Writes in English; *The Vagrants*, *Where Reasons End*.
18. **Amy Tan** – Chinese American; *The Joy Luck Club*.
19. **Ken Liu** – Chinese American; translates Chinese SF and writes *The Grace of Kings*.
20. **Ma Jian** – Exiled writer; *Beijing Coma*, *The Dark Road*.
21. **Jung Chang** – Wrote *Wild Swans* and *Mao: The Unknown Story*.
22. **Dai Sijie** – *Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress*.
23. **Xiaolu Guo** – *A Concise Chinese–English Dictionary for Lovers*, *I Am China*.
---
### **Taiwan, Hong Kong & Other Sinophone Writers**
24. **Li Ang** (李昂) – Taiwanese; feminist works like *The Butcher's Wife*.
25. **Pai Hsien-yung** (白先勇) – Taiwanese; *Crystal Boys*, *Taipei People*.
26. **Qiu Miaojin** (邱妙津) – Taiwanese lesbian writer; *Notes of a Crocodile*.
27. **Wu He** (舞鹤) – Taiwanese experimental novelist.
28. **Lo Yi-chin** (骆以军) – Taiwanese; *The Tale of the Dream in a Dream*.
29. **Xi Xi** (西西) – Hong Kong; *Marvels of a Floating City*.
30. **Dung Kai-cheung** (董启章) – Hong Kong; *Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City*.
31. **Liu Yichang** (刘以鬯) – Hong Kong; *The Drunkard*.
32. **Jin Yong (Louis Cha)** (金庸) – Master of wuxia (martial arts) fiction; *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*.
33. **Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing)** – Also associated with Shanghai and later Hong Kong/US.
---
### **Science Fiction & Genre Writers**
34. **Liu Cixin** (刘慈欣) – *The Three-Body Problem* ( Hugo Award winner).
35. **Hao Jingfang** (郝景芳) – *Folding Beijing* (Hugo winner).
36. **Chen Qiufan** (陈楸帆) – *Waste Tide*, AI-related speculative fiction.
---
### **Poets**
37. **Li Bai** (李白) & **Du Fu** (杜甫) – Tang dynasty poetic giants.
38. **Bei Dao** (北岛) – Modern poet, exile; famous for the line “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind” (misattributed sometimes) — actually his poem “The Answer” has “I don’t believe the sky is blue...”
39. **Shu Ting** (舒婷) – Misty Poet.
40. **Haizi** (海子) – Late 20th-century lyrical poet.
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