Liang Xiaosheng | |
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Native name | 梁晓声 |
Born | Liang Xiaosheng (梁绍生) September 22, 1949 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Language | Chinese |
Alma mater | Fudan University |
Period | 1979–present |
Genre | Novel, screenplay |
Subject | Sent-down youth |
Notable works | The Human World The Floating City A Red Guard's Confessions The City of Snow |
Liang Xiaosheng ( simplified Chinese: 梁晓声; traditional Chinese: 梁曉聲; pinyin: Liáng Xiǎoshēng; born 22 September 1949) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Liang is a member of China Writers Association. [8] [6] [7] He is also a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University. [8] [6] [7] His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian. [8] [6] [7] [9]
Liang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang in 1949, with his ancestral hometown in Rongcheng, Shandong. [4] [8] [6] [7] [10]
In 1966, when the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Liang graduated from Harbin 29th High School (Chinese: 哈尔滨第二十九中学). Two years later, Liang went to the Great Northern Wilderness and worked in Shenyang Military Region. [6] [7]
In 1974, Liang was accepted to Fudan University and graduated in 1977. [4] [6] After graduation, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio as an editor. In 1988, Liang was transferred to China Children's Film Studio. [6]
Liang started to publish novels in 1979. His most well-known works are The Floating City (Chinese: 浮城), A Red Guard's Confessions (Chinese: 一个红卫兵的自白), From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy (Chinese: 从复旦到北影), The City of Snow (Chinese: 雪城), and The Depressed Chinese (Chinese: 郁闷的中国人). [7]