Looking for the next Mo Yan
Updated: 2014-09-10 07:25
By Xing Yi/Liu Zhihua(China Daily)
|
|||||||||||
Chinese writer Liu Zhenyun. Sun Xinming / China Daily |
Suicide follows hard life as a translator |
Demand for Chinese literature surges |
Most said novelist Liu Zhenyun is the strongest candidate to win the prize. The Sinologists made the nomination during a symposium on Chinese literature and translation last month in Beijing. Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2012.
"I think it will be Liu Zhenyun," says Liljana Arsovska, researcher at The College of Mexico's Center for Asian and African Studies, who has translated many of Liu's works into Spanish. "Liu's One Sentence Worth Thousands is brilliant. He has a thorough and deep observation and depiction of the people and society in China."
Liu, 56, who in 2011 won one of China's top literary prizes, the Mao Dun Literature Award, is among the most renowned authors in China. Many of his works have been adapted into films.
For An Boshun, the editor of many of Liu's works, the high recognition of Liu among Sinologists isn't surprising. "Liu's works focus on the relationship between people, with an emphasis on the loneliness and sadness of people on the bottom of Chinese society," An says. "It has earned him a lot of international readers."
Liu's latest novel I'm not Pan Jinlian has already been translated and sold in 11 different languages, with seven more under negotiation. The advances paid for the Italian version reached 80,000 euros ($102,984), a record for Chinese literary books.
Related Stories
Sinologists: Chinese literature needs more exposure 2014-08-19 16:20
Luminaries debate melodrama in film 2014-05-29 06:53
Wanted: a few good decoders 2014-09-03 07:26
New page turner 2014-09-03 07:26
Shanghai to hold int'l children's book fair 2014-09-01 09:10
Today's Top News
Oxford University attests to power of the nation
Turkey in missile talks with France
EU tightens sanctions against Russia
HK tycoon makes largest donation to Harvard
Prince William unveils China study center
Obama to press action on IS
Ukrainian president orders ceasefire in east
Alibaba to raise $20b in IPO record
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
People progress |
Caring out of the ordinary |
Young China - You've got talent |
Clearing the way with clean waters |
Host of Japan's historic surrender |
National gifts give new look at China |