Zhou Daxin Explained

Zhou Daxin
Native Name:	周大新
Native Name Lang:	zh
Pseudonym:	Pudu (Chinese: 普度)
Birth Place:	Dengzhou, Henan, China
Occupation:	Novelist, general
Language:	Chinese
Alma Mater:	Xi'an Institute of Politics Lu Xun Literature Academy
Period:	1979–present
Genre:	Novel, drama
Notable Works:	The Sons of Red Lake

Zhou Daxin (; born 1952), also known by his pen name Pǔdù (Chinese: 普度). He is a Chinese novelist who was the president of Henan Literature Academy.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Zhou was born into a family of farming background in Dengzhou, Henan in 1952.^{[2] [5]}

In 1970, after high school, Zhou joined the People's Liberation Army.^[2]

Zhou started to publish works in 1979. Zhou graduated from Xi'an Institute of Politics (Chinese: 西安政治学院) in 1985, then he entered Lu Xun Literary Institute.^[2]

Zhou joined the China Writers Association in 1988. In 1999, Zhou became the president of Henan Literature Academy (Chinese: 河南文学院).^[2]

Works

Novellas

• Footsteps (Chinese: 向上的台阶)^[2]
• Silver Ornament (Chinese: 银饰)

Long-gestating novels

• Walking Out of the Basin (Chinese: 走出盆地)
• The 21 Building (Chinese: 21大厦)
• Legend of the War (Chinese: 战争传说)
• The Sons of Red Lake (Chinese: 湖光山色)
• Early Warning (Chinese: 预警)
• Fields of Joy (Chinese: 安魂)^[6]

Short stories

• The Han Chinese Girl (Chinese: 汉家女)
• The Golden Fields of Barley (Chinese: 金色的麦田)

Drama

• Woman Sesame Oil Maker (Chinese: 香魂女)

Translated works (English)

• After the Finale^[7]
• Fields of Joy^[8]
• Longevity Park^[9]
• The Sons of Red Lake^[10]

Adaptations

One of his works have been adapted for film:

• Woman Sesame Oil Maker (1992) (directed by Xie Fei)

Awards

• Woman Sesame Oil Maker – Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award (1999)
• Fengmu Literature Prize (2002)
• The Sons of Red Lake – 7th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2008)

Notes and References

1. Book: Zhou Daxin . zh:《湖光山色》作者简介 . 2012-01-01 . The Writers Publishing House . Beijing . 9787506362009 . zh.
2. Book: Zhou Daxin . zh:《向上的台阶》作者介绍 . 2013-04-01 . Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House . Changsha, Hunan . 9787540461348 . zh.
3. Book: Zhou Daxin . zh:《预警》. 2009-01-01 . Beijing Publishing Group . Beijing . 9787530209905 . zh.
4. Web site: http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/fwzj/writer/76.shtml . zh:作家周大新. China Writers Association . zh.
5. Web site: Zhou Daxin .
6. Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/book/2012-07/18/c_123428683.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228224820/http://news.xinhuanet.com/book/2012-07/18/c_123428683.htm . dead . December 28, 2013 . zh:读周大新的长篇小说《安魂》. 2012. Xinhua News. zh.
7. Book: Daxin, Zhou. After the Finale. ACA Publishing. 2019. 978-1910760833. London. Wu. Jiamei.
8. Book: Daxin, Zhou. Fields of Joy. Sinoist Books. 2020. 978-1910760949. London.
9. Book: Daxin, Zhou. Longevity Park. Sinoist Books. 2021. 978-1-83890-529-3. Horsham. Trapp. James.
10. Book: Daxin, Zhou. The Sons of Red Lake. Sinoist Books. 2022. 978-1-83890-543-9. Horsham.