Chen Yan (writer)

Chen Yan
Chen Yan
Born	1963 (age 60–61); Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, China
Occupation	Dramatist, novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Period	1980-present
Genre	Drama, novel
Notable works	The Protagonist
Notable awards	10th Mao Dun Literature Prize ; 2019 The Protagonist ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳彥
Simplified Chinese	陈彦
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Yàn

Template:Chinese name Chen Yan (Chinese: 陈彦; born 1963) is a Chinese dramatist and novelist best known for his novel The Protagonist which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2019, one of most prestigious literature prizes in China.^[1] He was a delegate to the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Chen was born in Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, in 1963. At the age of 17, he published his first short story, Blasting (爆破), in Shaanxi Workers' Literature and Art.^[2] In 2004 he became president of Shaanxi Opera Research Institute.

Works

Novel

主角 [The Protagonist] (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2018. ISBN 9787506398114.
装台 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2015. ISBN 9787506379137.
西京故事 [Story of the West Capital] (in Chinese). Shaanxi: Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 9787551309707.

Drama

Late-blooming Roses (迟开的玫瑰)
Big Tree Moves Westward (大树西迁)
Story of the West Capital (西京故事)

Essays

说秦腔 [Talking about Qinqiang Opera] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532162277.

Awards

2019 The Protagonist won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize

References

^ "Five works won Mao Dun Literature Award! The award ceremony was held in mid-October". chinahotsnews. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ Wang Feng (2017-06-02). 陈彦：作家要给人一瓢水自己必须有一桶水. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).

[1] "Five works won Mao Dun Literature Award! The award ceremony was held in mid-October". chinahotsnews. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[2] Wang Feng (2017-06-02). 陈彦：作家要给人一瓢水自己必须有一桶水. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).

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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