Selected Short Novels of Jia Pingwa

Author: Jia Pingwa
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Contemporary writer, originally named Jia Pingwa. Born in Danfeng, Shaanxi. After graduating from the Chinese Department of Northwest University in 1975, he served as an art editor at Shaanxi People's Publishing House and an editor for the literary magazine Chang'an. From 1982, he devoted himself to professional writing. He held positions such as member of the China Writers' Association and vice chairman of the Shaanxi Branch of the Writers' Association. His works include short story collections like The Warrior Boy, Chronicles of Sisters, Mountain Notes, Wildfire Collection, Reminiscences of Shangzhou, Before the Little Moon, December and January, The Heaven-Dog, Late Night Singing, Jia Pingwa's Award-Winning Middle-Length Novels, and Jia Pingwa's Self-Selected Works. His long novels include Shangzhou, Zhou River, Restlessness, Ruined City, and White Night. His autobiographical novel I Am a Farmer is also among his works. His essay collections include Traces of the Moon, Traces of the Heart, Traces of Love, and Jia Pingwa's Self-Selected Essays. His poetry collection Empty Space and Essays on Pingwa are also notable. His novel December and January won the 3rd National Excellent Middle-Length Novel Award from the China Writers' Association, and his short story Full Moon won the National Excellent Short Story Award in 1978. In 1988, he received the American Fei Ma Literature Award. In 1997, he won the French Women's Foreign Literature Award. Jia Pingwa's novels depict the rural areas of Northwest China during the new era, especially the changes after the reform and opening-up. His works have a broad perspective, rich in the cultural and psychological dimensions of contemporary Chinese society, and are imbued with regional characteristics. His style is fresh, enduring, and natural.