Jia Pingwa
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Jia Pingwa (Chinese: 贾平凹; pinyin: Jiǎ Píngwā; born 21 February 1952 in Shangluo, Shaanxi) is a Chinese novelist.
He is the third most popular writer in China, in a biennial poll conducted by the Chinese Publishing Science Research Center in 2006.[1] His Turbulence: A Novel won the Pegasus prize in literature.[2] His 1993 novel, Fei Du (The Abandoned Capital) "was banned for its explicit sexual content by the State Publishing Administration."[3] He won the 2008 Mao Dun Literature Prize for Qin Qiang.
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[edit] Further reading
- Chinese Writers on Writing featuring Jia Pingwa. Ed. Arthur Sze. (Trinity University Press, 2010).
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Kung fu hustle made Louis Cha top of writer ranking". China Daily. 2006-08-31. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/31/content_678520.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Turbulence: A Novel (Pegasus Prize for Literature)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802139728. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Bodies melting into words". China Daily. 2003-12-04. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/04/content_287341.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
[edit] References
- Narrating China: Jia Pingwa and his Fictional World (Routledge Contemporary China Series) by Yiyan Wang Routlege, 2006 ISBN 0415326753
- Reviewed in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture by Robin Visser (2006).
- The Macho Eunuch: The Politics of Masculinity in Jia Pingwa's "Human Extremities by Kam Louie Modern China Vol. 17, No. 2, 163-187 (1991)
- Flies' Eyes, Mural Remnants, and Jia Pingwa's Perverse Nostalgia by Carlos Rojas, positions: east Asia cultures critique 14.3 (2006) 749-773
- Intute: Arts and Humanities
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