Newman Prize for Chinese Literature
| Newman Prize for Chinese Literature | |
|---|---|
 Inaugural winner Mo Yan | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | University of Oklahoma |
| Reward(s) | $10,000 |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.ou.edu/uschina/newman/home.html |
The Newman Prize for Chinese Literature was established in 2008 by Peter Gries, director of the Institute for U.S.-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma. The first major American award for Chinese literature, the Newman Prize is awarded every two years. It is granted solely on the basis of literary merit, and any living author writing in Chinese is eligible for recommendation. The Prize honors Harold J. and Ruth Newman, whose generosity enabled the establishment of the OU Institute for US-China Issues.
Nominations and ceremony
Nominations for candidates and the selection of the winner are both handled by an international jury of distinguished experts, based on a transparent voting process. The winner is awarded US $10,000 and a plaque, and is invited to the University of Oklahoma to participate in an award ceremony and academic activities.[1]
Winners and nominees
| Year | Judging panel | Author | Work |
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| 1st 2009 | |||
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| Mo Yan | Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (生死疲劳) | ||
| Yan Lianke | Dream of Ding Village (丁庄梦) | ||
| Jin Yong | The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记) | ||
| Wang Anyi | The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (长恨歌) | ||
| Chu T’ien-hsin | The Old Capital (古都) | ||
| Wang Meng | The Transformer (活动变人形) | ||
| Ning Ken | The City of Masks (蒙面之城) | ||
| 2nd 2011 | |||
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| Han Shaogong | A Dictionary of Maqiao (马桥词典) | ||
| Yu Hua | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (许三观卖血记) | ||
| Li Ang | The Lost Garden (迷園) | ||
| Ge Fei | Peach Blossom Beauty (人面桃花) | ||
| Su Tong | The Boat to Redemption (河岸) | ||
| 3rd 2013 (Poetry Year) | |||
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| Yang Mu | Diaspsis Patelliformi (介殼蟲) | ||
| Hsia Yu | |||
| Yang Lian | |||
| Zhai Yongming | |||
| Ouyang Jianghe | |||
| 4th 2015 | |||
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| Chu T’ien-wen | Fin-de-Siècle Splendor (世紀末的華麗) | ||
| Yan Lianke | Lenin’s Kisses (受活) | ||
| Yu Hua | The Seventh Day (第七天) | ||
| Ge Fei | Peach Blossom Beauty (人面桃花) | ||
| Chang Kui-hsing | The Herd of Elephants (群象) | ||
| 5th 2017 | |||
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| Wang Anyi | Reality and Fiction (纪实与虚构) | ||
| Yu Hua | Leaving Home at Eighteen (十八岁出门远行) | ||
| Jia Pingwa | Ruined City (废都) | ||
| Wu He | Remains of Life (餘生) | ||
| Yan Lianke | Lenin's Kisses (受活) |
See also
The University of Oklahoma is regarded as one of the foremost centers for studying world literature. It is home to the journals World Literature Today and Chinese Literature Today, and also awards the biennial Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
References
- ^ "Newman Prize for Chinese Literature: Home". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2011-08-26.