Wang Huo
Wang Huo (Chinese: 王火; pinyin: Wāng Huǒ; born 1 July 1924) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5] Wang was a member of the 5th, 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Wang Huo | |
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Native name | 王火 |
Born | Wang Hongpu (王洪溥) 1 July 1924 Shanghai, China |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Alma mater | Fudan University |
Period | 1943–present |
Genre | Novel, screenplay, prose |
Notable works | War and People |
Notable awards | 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize 1997 War and People |
Biography
Wang was born in Shanghai in July 1924, with his ancestral home in Rudong County, Jiangsu.[1][2][3]
Wang started to publish works in 1943.[1][2][3]
Wang joined the National Literature and Art Association in 1948. At the same year, he graduated from Fudan University.[1][2][3] After graduation, Wang worked in Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in Laodong Publishing House (劳动出版社) as an editor.
In 1953, Wang was transferred to All-China Federation of Trade Unions, he served as the chief editor of Chinese Worker (中国工人).
In 1961, Wang taught at a school in Linyi, Shandong.
Wang joined the China Writers Association in 1979.[1][2][3]
In 1983, Wang was appointed an associate editor of Sichuan People's Publishing House (四川人民出版社) and the chief editor of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House (四川文艺出版社).[2][3]
Wang retired in 1987.
Works
Novellas
- Right of Privacy (隐私权)
Long-gestating novels
Short stories
- Meteor (流星)
- The General Strike (二七大罢工)
Proses and poems
- Xichuangzhu (西窗烛)
Screenplay
- The Moon and the Sea (明月天涯)
- The Foreign Eighth Route Army (外国八路)
Awards
- War and People – 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize (1997)
References
- Wang Huo (2005). 战争和人 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020048892.
- Wang Huo (1999). 霹雳三年 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020028825.
- Wang Huo (2009-09-01). 英雄为国—节振国传奇 (in Chinese). Chengdu: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. ISBN 9787541128875.
- 王火 (1924~). chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
- 王火(1924~). sczjw.cn (in Chinese).