Lu Xun Literary Prize Explained

The Lu Xun Literary Prize (or Lu Xun Literature Prize) 鲁迅文学奖 is a literary prize awarded by China Writers Association. It is one of China's top four literary prizes and is named after Lu Xun and has been awarded every three years since 1995.[1] Its predecessor, the National Outstanding Short Story Award and National Outstanding Novella Award, was established since the beginning of the new-era literature in the early 1980s.

Some of the critics believe that the credibility of "Lu Xun Literary Prize" is getting worse, and the basic attitude of their criticisms is that the "Lu Xun Literary Prize" has nothing to do with the "Lu Xun’s Spirit", and "lacks specific standards", "is a black box operation", and "is a money-for-award transaction". The prize should be awarded to the really outstanding writers, and the process of appraisal and election should be transparent[2] ..

The 2010 Lu Xun literature prize 5th Award Ceremony was held in Shaoxing on October 19, 2010.[3] Che Yangao, secretary of the discipline inspection committee in Hubei's capital city of Wuhan, won the award for his collection of poems "Yearning for Warmth."[4]

The Prize has seven award categories:

1st Awards (1995-1996)[5]

The following translated titles are approximate.
National Excellent Short Story Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Novella Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Reportage Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Poetry Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Essay Award, 1995—1996

National Outstanding Prose Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Misc. Writing Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 1995—1996

National Excellent Literary Translation Rainbow Award, 1995—1996

2nd Awards (2000)

The following translated titles are approximate.

National Excellent Short Story Award, 1997-2000

Knife in Fresh Water (Chinese: t=石舒清:《清水里的刀子》)[7]

Kitchen (Chinese: t=徐 坤:《厨房》 )

National Excellent Novella Award, 1997-2000

How Far is Forever Chinese: t=铁 凝:《永远有多远》) [10]

Year Month Day (Chinese: t=阎连科:《年月日》 ) [11]

National Excellent Reportage Award 1997-2000

Tears are Gold (Chinese: t=何建明:《落泪是金》) [12]

Westside Discussion (Chinese: t=梅 洁:《西部的倾诉》)

National Outstanding Poetry Award 1997-2000

Poems of Sichuan (Chinese: t=西 川:《西川的诗》)[13] [14]

National Excellent Prose Essay Prize 1997-2000

Daya Village Words (Chinese: t=李国文:《大雅村言》) [15]

Notes on Living in the Mountains (Chinese: t=余秋雨:《山居笔记》) [16]

National Outstanding Literary Review Award 1997-2000

National Outstanding Literary Translation Award 1995-1998

3rd Awards (2001-2003)

The following translated titles are approximate.
National Excellent Novella Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2001-2003

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2001-2003

4th Awards (2004-2006)[22]

The following translated titles are approximate.
National Excellent Novella Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2004-2006

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2004-2006

5th Awards (2007-2009)

National Excellent Novella Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2007-2009

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2007-2009

Lack of Data

6th Awards (2010-2013)

The following translated titles are approximate.
National Excellent Novella Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2010-2013

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2010-2013

7th Awards (2014-2017)[25]

National Excellent Novella Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2014-2017

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2014-2017

8th Awards (2018-2021)[26]

National Excellent Novella Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Short Story Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Reportage Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Poetry Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Essay Prose Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Theoretical Review Award, 2018-2021

National Excellent Literary Translation Award, 2018-2021

Notes and References

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  2. 万 . 安伦 . 2010 . "对“鲁迅文学奖”的若干思考." . 鲁迅研究月刊 . 12 . 70-74.
  3. Web site: 中国作家协会第五届 鲁迅文学奖在绍兴颁奖 . 2024-06-21 . wyb.chinawriter.com.cn.
  4. China Daily, Che Yangao takes Lu Xun Literature Prize, accessed March 21, 2011
  5. Web site: 历届鲁迅文学奖获奖作品一览--文学奖项--中国作家网 . 2024-06-21 . www.chinawriter.com.cn.
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  14. Web site: A Normal Interview with Xi Chuan and Lucas Klein . 5 January 2024 . 7 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130907084301/http://www.thenormalschool.com/XC_interview.html . 2013-09-07 .
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  20. Web site: The Great Masque - and More Stories of Life in the City | Chinese Books | Literature | Modern Literature | ISBN 9787119054377.
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  22. Web site: 第四届鲁迅文学奖(2004—2006)_中国作家网. 2016-11-17. 2020-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808010158/http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/2007/2007-12-03/34000.html. dead.
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  25. Web site: 第七届(2014—2017)鲁迅文学奖获奖作品名单-新华网. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-08-15.
  26. https://www.chinawriter.com.cn/n1/2018/0811/c405646-30223204.html