Xiong Zhaozheng

Xiong Zhaozheng (Chinese: 熊召政; pinyin: Xióng Zhāozhèng; born December 1953) is a Chinese novelist.[1][2][3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xiong.

Xiong Zhaozheng
Native name	熊召政
Born	December 1953 (age 66) Yingshan County, Hubei
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Wuhan University
Period	1973 - present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Zhang Juzheng
Notable awards	6th Mao Dun Literature Prize 2005 Zhang Juzheng

Biography

Xiong was born in Yingshan County, Hubei in December 1953.[1][2][3] He worked in Yingshan Culture Centre (英山文化馆) by age 22. Xiong started to publish works in 1973.

In 1981, Xiong was transferred from Yingshan County to Wuhan. From 1984 to 1986, Xiong served as an associate editor in Changjiang Literature and Art.[1][2][3]

In 1993, Xiong started to write his historical novel, Zhang Juzheng, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2005.[1][2][3]

Works

Novellas

• Drunkard (《醉汉》)

Novels

• Zhang Juzheng (《张居正》)[1]

Proses and poems

• A Song for My Country (《献给祖国的歌》)
• In the Mountains (《在深山》)
• A Song for the Girl (《为少女而歌》)
• Magic Bottle (《魔瓶》)

Awards

• Zhang Juzheng - 6th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2005)[4]

References

1. Xiong Zhaozheng (2013). Zhang Juzheng (in Chinese). Beijing: Beijing Publishing Group. ISBN 9787530212196.
2. Xiong Zhaozheng (2010). 明朝帝王师 (in Chinese). Beijing: Forbidden City Press. ISBN 9787800479502.
3. Xiong Zhaozheng (2009). 让历史复活 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. ISBN 9787506345736.
4. "Xiong Zhaozheng".