Wang Xiaobo

Wang Xiaobo

Wang Xiaobo (May 13, 1952 to April 11, 1997), male, Chinese contemporary scholar and writer. His representative works include golden age, silver age, bronze age, black iron age, etc.

Born in Beijing, he has been an educated youth, a private teacher and a worker. He was admitted to Renmin University of China in 1978. In 1980, Wang Xiaobo married Li Yinhe and published his first work, everlasting earth, the same year. In 1984, he went to the center for East Asian Studies of the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and obtained a master's degree two years later. During his study in the United States, he traveled all over the United States and traveled to Western European countries during the summer vacation of 1986. In 1988, he returned to China and taught in Peking University and Renmin University of China. In September 1992, he resigned his teaching position and became a freelance writer. His only screenplay, East Palace and West Palace, won the best screenwriter award at the International Film Festival of Argentina and was shortlisted for the Cannes International Film Festival in 1997. He died in Beijing on April 11, 1997 at the age of 45.

Life of the characters

Early experience

On May 13, 1952, Wang Xiaobo was born into a family of revolutionary intellectuals in Beijing. At this time, during the "three evils" movement, the family situation suddenly changed, and the father was wrongly classified as a "class dissident". This mutation is a big blow to Wang Xiaobo. He was received by Mao Zedong together with Zhou Gucheng and others on April 11, 1957. This incident has a certain impact on Wang Xiaobo's family situation and growth environment. In 1958, the great leap forward movement left a deep impression on Wang Xiaobo, which can be seen from his essays and novels. In September 1959, he entered Beijing Erlong Road Primary School. In 1964, in the fifth grade of primary school, a composition was selected as a model article and broadcast in the school. In September 1965, he entered Beijing Erlong road middle school. In 1966, at the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", the writer's impression of this movement can be seen in the novel like flowing water. In 1968, he worked in Yunnan production and Construction Corps and began to write. This experience has become the writing background of the golden age, and also the source of inspiration for the maiden work everlasting. in 1971, she joined the team in qinghushan, Mouping County, Shandong Province, where her mother lived, and later became a private teacher. Some early works, such as zhanfu, were written against this background. In 1973, he worked as a worker in Beijing Niujie teaching instrument factory. Later, he worked as a worker in the semiconductor factory of Xicheng District, Beijing. Worker's life is the writing background of novels such as love in revolutionary period. In 1977, he met and fell in love with Li Yinhe, who worked in Guangming Daily. At that time, the novel manuscript "green hair water monster" circulated in Wang Xiaobo's circle of friends was an opportunity for them to get to know each other. In May 1978, Wang Xiaobo, who is still in the semiconductor factory in Xicheng District of Beijing, entered the college entrance examination room for the first time. Before that, he "only went to middle school for one year, but he went there 12 years ago.". He applied to Renmin University of China and was admitted to the Department of trade and economics. he married Li Yinhe on January 21, 1980. In the same year, he published his first work, everlasting earth, in ugly duckling magazine. In 1982, after graduating from University, he taught in the first branch of Renmin University of China. Teacher's life is the writing background of such novels as thirty years old. He began to write the famous work "golden age" after ten years.

Study in the United States

In 1984, he went to his wife's University of Pittsburgh and worked as a graduate student in the center for East Asian studies. master's degree in 1986. He began to write an antique novel based on the legend of Tang Dynasty and continued to revise the golden age. During this period, he was instructed by his teacher Xu zhuoyun, whom he admired deeply. While studying in the United States, he and his wife Li Yinhe drove thousands of miles around the United States, and traveled to Western European countries in the summer vacation of 1986.

Teaching in China

In 1988, he returned to China with his wife and was a lecturer in the Institute of Sociology of Peking University. In September 1989, the first collection of novels, secret stories of the Tang Dynasty, was published by Shandong literature and Art Publishing House. It was originally named "stories of the Tang Dynasty". The word "secret stories" was added without the permission of the author. The novel collection consists of five novels: No.1 Lixin street and Kunlun slave, red line stealing box, Hongfu running at night, nocturnal journey and uncle and lover. In 1991, he was a lecturer in the accounting department of Renmin University of China.

Award winning novel

The novel "golden age" won the award of novella in the 13th Lianhe Bao literature award. The novel was serialized in the supplement of Lianhe Bao and published in Taiwan. "Work, mission and confidence" was published in Lianhe daily. On October 5 of the same year, the fourth edition of the overseas edition of people's Daily reported the award-winning news of the golden age. in January 1992, their world: A Perspective of Chinese gay community, CO authored with Li Yinhe, was published by Hong Kong Tiandi book company. In March, Wang Er's romantic history was published by Hong Kong prosperity press. Income three novels: "golden age", "thirty years", "like water flowing". In August, the golden age was published by Taiwan Lianjing publishing company. In September, he resigned from his teaching position and became a freelance writer. In December, at the request of director Zhang Yuanzhi, he began to write a film script "East Palace and West Palace" with homosexual theme. In 1993, Wang Xiaobo finished his writing and planned to compile "the trilogy of doubt" into "the night rush of red brush", "looking for matchless" and "love in the revolutionary period", looking for publishing opportunities. In July 1994, Wang Xiaobo's golden age was published by Huaxia publishing house. Five novels are included: the golden age, standing at 30's, flowing like water, love in the revolutionary period, and my two realms of yin and Yang. In May 1995, Wang Xiaobo's novel the future world won the novella prize of the 16th United Daily literature prize. In July, the future world was published by Taiwan Lianjing publishing company. In October 1996, Li Yinhe went to Cambridge University as a visiting scholar. He and his wife said goodbye at the airport. In November, the collection of essays "the joy of thinking" was published by Beiyue literature and Art Publishing House.

The death of a character

On April 11, 1997, Wang Xiaobo died of a heart attack at the age of 45. His wife Li Yinhe published a mourning article "romantic knight, minstrel, free thinker, mourning for Xiaobo". On April 26, 1997, the farewell ceremony for Wang Xiaobo's body was held at Babaoshan cemetery in Beijing. In the same month, the screenplay "East Palace and West Palace" co authored with Zhang Yuan won the best screenwriter award at the Argentina International Film Festival, and the film "East Palace and West Palace" was shortlisted for Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life

family background

Wang Xiaobo's father, Wang Fangming, was born in Quxian County, Sichuan Province. In 1935, he joined the peasant movement under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and soon went to Yan'an to fight in Shandong. He served as a soldier in Yunnan Corps in the early 1950s and was wrongly classified as "class dissident" in 1952. In 1979, his mother, Song Hua, was a worker in Yan'an. She came from Muping County, Shandong Province. Wang Xiaobo ranks fourth among the five children in the family and second among the boys. In many of his novels, the hero is named "Wang Er", perhaps not by accident. Elder sister Wang Xiaoqin, second elder sister Wang Zheng, elder brother Wang Xiaoping and younger brother Wang Chenguang.

marriage

In 1977, Wang Xiaobo, 25, met and fell in love with Li Yinhe, who worked in Guangming Daily. At that time, the novel manuscript "green hair water monster" circulated in Wang Xiaobo's circle of friends was an opportunity for them to get to know each other. After they met, they began to write to each other. on January 21, 1980, Wang Xiaobo and Li Yinhe registered for marriage. Because Wang Xiaobo was 28 years old and was a sophomore in University at that time, students were not allowed to get married according to regulations, so marriage was secret. No wedding photos, no wedding, two invited a table, do not pay attention to the form. Wang Xiaobo and Li Yinhe have no children. They discussed before they got married. Their world is rich and interesting, unlike some couples who need children as a bond.

My nephew Yao Yong

Wang Xiaobo's nephew is Yao Yong, a young rock star and a well-known 3D engine architect in China. Yao Yong joined "Shuimu Nianhua" in 2002. In 2008, he combined with Tencent to create a music and dance game - "QQ dazzle dance" for Tencent.

Main works

reference material

Creative features

Theme of the work

sexual love

Wang Xiaobo's novels, for the first time, focus on "love", especially "sex", openly challenged the revolutionary logic. Wang Xiaobo not only inherited the thinking of the relationship between love and revolutionary power in the era, but also complied with the trend of secularization in the era. In his "revolution + love" novels, love, especially sexual love, is not only the power of daily desire, but also endowed with the transcendent subject value, which has become the major ethical support of "re enlightenment of human nature". The value of love in these novels lies in fighting against the harm of revolutionary narration to human nature and the shielding of revolutionary collective moralism to human nature. Although there are bold and straightforward descriptions of "sex" in his works, it does not refer to decadent daily life attitude, but elite value ethics. He stubbornly explored the complex forms of "revolution + love", critically explored the trauma of revolutionary discourse on human nature from the perspectives of "sadistic love" and "power relationship", and explored the complex combination of revolution and love. The unique ideological value of Wang Xiaobo's "revolution + love" novels is to deeply reveal the complex relationship between revolution and love in China. first,

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