我与地坛

Shi Tiesheng, born on January 4, 1951, is a native of Beijing. He graduated from Tsinghua High School in 1967. In 1969, he went to the village of Yan'an to jump in for farming. In 1972, he returned to Beijing due to paralysis of his legs. He once worked in the Beixinqiao Street Factory. He began publishing works in 1979 and joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1983. He is the author of novels 'Retreat Notes', 'My Ding Yi Journey', collection of short stories 'Fate as a String', collection of essays 'I and the Temple of Earth', 'Memory and Impressions', 'Rotary Asking for the Road' and so on. 'My Faraway Qingping Bay' and 'Grandma's Stars' won the National Excellent Short Story Award in 1982 and 1983 respectively, 'The Story of Old House' won the first Lu Xun Literature Award, and the long-length essay 'Broken Pen' won the third Lu Xun Literature Award and Chinese Media Award 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award.