Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers: Biography, Bibliography, and Critical Assessment

In the 28 years since the death of Mao Zedong, the interest in Chinese writers and Chinese literature has risen significantly in the West. In 2000, Gao Xingjian became the first Chinese writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Writers such as Ha Jin and Da Sijie have become well known in the West. Despite this progress, the vast majority of Chinese writers remain largely unknown outside of China. This book introduces the lives and works of over one hundred contemporary Chinese writers, and focuses on writers from the 'Rightist' generation (Bai Hua, Gao Xiaosheng, Liu Shaotang), writers of the Red Guard generation (Li Rui, Wang Anyi), Post-Cultural Revolution Writers, and others. In addition to providing biographical information, each entry includes a critical presentation and evaluation of the writer’s major works, a selected bibliography of publications that will include works in Chinese, works translated into English, and critical articles and books available in English.