Xu Xingye Explained

Xu Xingye
Native Name:徐兴业
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1917
Birth Place:Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Death Place:Shanghai, China
Occupation:Novelist
Language:Chinese
Alma Mater:Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture
Period:1980–1990
Genre:Novel
Notable Works:Broken Golden Bowl
Spouse:Zhou Yunqin
Children:2

Xu Xingye (; 1917 – 1990) was a Chinese novelist. One of his works, Broken Golden Bowl, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, a prestigious literature award in China.[1]

Biography

Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in 1917. He graduated from Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture (Chinese: 无锡国学专修学校) in 1937.[2] After graduation, he worked in Shanghai.

Xu started to publish works in 1980. He died in Shanghai in 1990.

Works

Novels

Awards

Personal life

Xu married Zhou Yunqin (Chinese: 周韵琴), her father was Zhou Zongliang (Chinese: 周宗良), a rich merchant in Shanghai. The couple had two sons, Xu Yuanzhang (Chinese: 徐元章) and Xu Yuanjian (Chinese: 徐元健).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Xu Xingye. zh:《金瓯缺》作者简介 . 2009-08-01 . Changjiang Literature & Art Press. 9787535441331 . zh.
  2. Web site: http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/zxhy/member/5625.shtml . zh:徐兴业 (1917~1990) . chinawriter.com.cn . zh.
  3. Web site: Xu Xingye.