Liu Shaotang

Liu Shaotang

Liu Shaotang (February 29, 1936 - March 12, 1997) is a famous Chinese writer of local literature, one of the representative writers of "Hehuadian school" and the founder of "Grand Canal local literature system". At that time, when the members were 13 years old, they were the youngest to publish their works. Influenced by the writers Sun Li and Sholokhov, he embarked on the road of local literature. The themes of his works are mostly rural life along the Jingdong canal (North Canal), with fresh and simple style and rich local color. His works have won many domestic awards and national awards, and many of them have been translated into foreign languages, which also has an international influence.

In the spring of 1950, Yan Ming was called "child prodigy" by poet Yan Ming, and the title of "child prodigy writer" gradually spread and was recognized by the public. Because his hometown, Rulin village, was close to the North Canal, he was also called "the son of the Grand Canal".

On March 12, 1997, Liu Shaotang died of liver cirrhosis and ascites in Xuanwu Hospital. He was only 61 years old.

Life

Early experience

As a student, Liu Shaotang had a strong interest in literature and read a lot of extracurricular books. When I was 10 years old, I wrote my first composition, and created a full five volume essay journey to xihaizi, which caused a sensation in the whole school. In October 1949, he published his first mini novel Tai Baolin changed in Beijing Youth Daily, and began his literary creation. In 1950, he wrote more than 20 novels, which were published in many journals and attracted the attention of the literary world.

cut a striking figure

In February 1951, before graduating from junior high school, Liu Shaotang was seconded to the Hebei Federation of literary and art circles as an intern in the Department of Hebei literature and art.

In September 1951, he was recommended by the Writers Association to study in high school of Luhe middle school in Tongzhou. On September 16, Liu Shaotang's "wanqiu" was published in Tianjin daily · literature and Art Weekly edited by Sun Li, and was appreciated by Sun Li. Later, his works were often published directly in the weekly without modification, and became Sun Li's "favorite student". During high school, he successively published such works as "red flower", "green branches and leaves" and "big green mule", which won a national reputation. Among them, because the novel "red flower" published in 1952 had a strong response among the national youth, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League began to train him. Comrade Hu Yaobang, then Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, encouraged him to go to the Northeast countryside for an interview. Within more than two months of the interview, he began to conceive the novel green branches and green leaves. He moved the creative materials he got in the northeast to his own village and replaced them with the archetypes he was familiar with. From then on, he began to write about his hometown and his people. In 1952, the novel "green branches and green leaves" was published, and then it was incorporated into the Chinese textbook of senior two by Ye Shengtao.

In 1954, he entered the Chinese Department of Peking University. During his study, he studied the works of the Soviet writer Sholokhov, and took Sholokhov as an example. He wrote what later became known as "new China Pastoral". Soon after studying in Peking University, he dropped out of Peking University one year later because he found that many courses offered by the Chinese department were not helpful to his novel writing. After that, he devoted himself to writing and published his first novel the sound of oars on the canal in 1955.

In 1955, he was recommended by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League to study in the third period of the Institute of literature of the Chinese writers' Association. In March 1956, he attended the National Youth Creation Conference. At the same time, he was introduced by Kang Zhuo and Qin Zhaoyang to join the Chinese Writers Association and became the youngest member of the association. In the association, he got the writing guidance and help from Sha Ting, Yan Wenjing and other writers. In April of the same year, he was approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League for professional creation.

The bottom of life

From 1956 to 1957, Liu Shaotang was published in March 1958 for his papers "my humble opinions on current literary and artistic problems", "the development of realism in the socialist era" and novels "sunset in the field", "xiyuancao"

Misjudgment

They are "rightists". After the anti rightist movement began, he was subjected to a series of criticisms, deprived of the right to write, unable to republish his works, and forced to "go to the countryside to reform through labor.". During the 20 years of reform through labor, he still insisted on writing. It was not until November 1961 that Liu Shaotang was stripped of his "rightist" title. Shortly after he published a novel "county newspaper reporter", he was again deprived of the right to publish and publish his works and returned to his hometown, Rulin village. Later, under the protection of the villagers, he avoided the turmoil of the "Cultural Revolution" for ten years. With gratitude, he collected materials and completed the first draft of three full-length local novels, namely "earthfire", "spring grass" and "wolf smoke", based on the prototype of the people in his hometown.

Return to the literary world

In 1979, three years after the overthrow of the gang of four, Liu Shaotang finally won the victory

thorough

Rehabilitate, return to the literary world, return to Beijing. The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League restored Liu Shaotang's previous reputation and rights of writing, and affirmed his works. Since that year, he has successively served as executive director of Beijing Branch of China Writers' Association, editorial board member of Beijing literature, director of China Writers' Association, and chief editor of series of Chinese local novels.

Pu Liu Jia Ren, published in June 1980, once again aroused wide repercussions, which became a turning point in Liu Shaotang's creative period and a sign of his mature creation. After that, he successively created more than 20 works, such as "fishing fire", "Beijing gate face", "melon shed and willow lane", etc., which won awards one after another and were welcomed by readers. These works, which are known as local literature, have fresh and beautiful style and formed their own artistic style. In 1985, he was invited by Ding Ling to be the deputy editor in chief of the literary magazine "Chinese Literature" (renamed "China" in December 1985).

Life in old age

At the beginning of August 1988, Liu Shaotang was hospitalized in Xuanwu hospital because he had been writing at his desk for many years. He suffered from cerebral thrombosis. Although he was rescued and treated, he still suffered from left hemiplegia. Fortunately, his brain and writing right hand were not damaged. After his serious illness, he began to write tenaciously in order to establish the local literature system.

On December 19, 1996, he was elected vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and member of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association at the Fifth National Congress of the Chinese Writers Association. He has been officially vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association since January 1997.

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works

Except for the reference materials, all the tables are compiled from I am Liu Shaotang.

Liu Shaotang's prose "teacher leading into the door" (also known as "teacher's kindness is unforgettable") is selected into the people's education press sixth grade second volume Chinese book, Jiangsu Education Press fifth grade first volume Chinese book and Beijing Normal University Edition primary school Chinese fourth grade first volume "teacher and student" unit text 1. The novel "green branches and green leaves" was selected as the senior high school Chinese (Volume 3) of the people's education press in February 1952; the prose "yuqianfan" was selected as the sixth grade Chinese (Volume 2) of the West Normal University Edition (2005 Edition) and the junior high school Chinese (October 1992 First Edition) of the people's education press. Memories of benmingnian was selected as the first volume of Chinese book of Grade 7 of Jiangsu Education Press (2009 Edition).

Some of his novels have been translated and published in foreign countries: in the 1950s, his short stories safflower, baidukou and qingzhilvye have been translated into Russian, English and Albanian; in the 1980s, his short stories moth eyebrow, episode of Qingteng lane, novellas puliurenjia, guapeng Liuxiang, Xiaohe Cailu Jianjiao, Yancun Siwu, etc, It has been translated into English, French, Russian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Thai and Bengali, and the novella "the family of Pu Liu" has been published in English, French and German.

Achievement and honor

Award winning record

In 1981, the short story "moth eyebrow" won the national excellent short story award. "Pu Liu Jia Ren" won the second prize of novella in "Wen Yi Bao". "Yuhuo" won the excellent work award of Beijing daily. Pu Liu Jia Ren won the literature prize of October. In May of the same year, Pu liurenjia (published in October, 1980, issue 3) won the second prize of the first (1977-1980) national excellent novella award of the Chinese Writers Association.

In 1982, er Du meI won the Furong literature award, and cloth shoes and local literature won the Beijing Daily excellent work award.

In 1983, Xing Shui He Feng won the excellent novella award of Yangtze River and Pu Jian won the excellent work award of Kunlun.

In 1985, Clivia and her daughter won the second "Oriental Literature Award".

In 1987, "late spring" won the best work award of "little angel" bronze statue award, and "Golden Bell Jar" won the first legendary literature award.

In 1989, these sour girls won the excellent work award of novel forest, and Jingmen face and jingliuting Shuoshu won the novel award of Beijing for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China. "Sad and happy stories of waterfront people" won the excellent work award of October, a bimonthly literary magazine.

In 1990, "Xuxian" won the honor award for the fifth anniversary of the publication of "life and partners"; and "Yuling village women" won the "Xiafei Cup" excellent award of "Jiefang Daily".

On May 12, 1990, the first "Chinese Popular Literature Award" awarding conference was held in Beijing. The winners include Yan Tingrui's Zhuangfei, Xingxian's the wind and cloud of the bank, Feng Yunan's Jinmen great Xia Huo Yuanjia, Liu Shaotang's jingliuting storytelling, Miao Xiaoyang and Zhang Hui's Longyun out of the mountain.

In 1994, Huanghua girl pond won the excellent novel award of people's literature in 1990s.

Honor record

In 1982, he was elected as an advanced worker in Beijing.

In December 1985, it was included in Cambridge's who is the world.

In 1987, it was included in Cambridge's who is the writer of the world and again in Cambridge's who is the writer of the world

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