Xu Zechen

Xu Zechen (Chinese: 徐则臣; pinyin: Xú Zéchén; born in 1978 in Donghai County, Jiangsu) is a Chinese author of literary fiction. He currently works as an editor at People’s Literature Magazine. In 2009 he was a writer in residence at Creighton University and in 2010 he attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[1]

Xu Zechen
徐则臣
Born1978
Donghai County, Jiangsu, China
OccupationWriter
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipChina
EducationPeking University
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Awards[2]

Works

Representative works include the following (translated titles are approximate):[3]

Novels and Novellas
  • 《耶路撒冷》 (Jerusalem)
  • 《跑步穿过中关村》 Running Through Beijng (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen)[4][5]
  • 《午夜之门》 (Midnight's Door)
  • 《夜火车》(Night Train)
  • 《天上人间》(Heaven on Earth)
  • 《北上》(Northward)
  • 《苍声》Voice Change (tr. by Charles Laughlin)[6]
  • 《啊，北京》
  • 《西夏》(Western Xia/Tangut)
  • 《人间烟火》
  • 《逆时针》
  • 《居延》(Juyan)
  • 《小城市》(Small Town)

Short Stories
  • 《花街》(Flower street)
  • 《最后一个猎人》(The last hunter)
  • 《伞兵与卖油郎》(The parachuter and the oil seller)
  • 《纸马》(Paper horses)
  • 《我们的老海》(Our old sea)
  • 《这些年我一直在路上》(I've been on the road a few years)
  • 《如果大雪封门》 If a Snowstorm Seals the Door (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)
  • 《时间简史》 A Brief History of Time (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
  • 《露天电影》 Outdoor Film (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
  • 《轮子是圆的》 Wheels are round (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
  • 《雪夜访戴》 Visiting Dai on a Snowy Evening (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
  • 《狗叫了一天》 The Dog's Been Barking All Day, July 2017 (tr. by Eric Abrahamsen]
  • 《奔马》 Galloping Horses (tr. by Helen Wang)
  • 《弃婴》 Throwing Out the Baby (tr. by Nicky Harman)
  • 《镜与刀》 (Mirror and Knife)
  • 《九年》 (Nine Years)
  • 《忆秦娥》 Remembering Qin E (tr. by Jeremy Tiang)
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References
  1. "Xu Zechen 徐则臣". Paper Republic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. http://en.njnu.edu.cn/news/nnus-alumnus-xu-zechen-won-the-10th-mao-dun-literature-prize
  3. Xu Zechen on Baidu https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%BE%90%E5%88%99%E8%87%A3#3
  4. "A Review of Running Through Beijing by Xu Zechen | The Literary Review". www.theliteraryreview.org. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. Review: http://www.avclub.com/review/running-through-beijing-runs-dry-204519
  6. https://paper-republic.org/works/cang-sheng/
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