Xu Xingye

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.
Xu Xingye
Native name 徐兴业
Born 1917
Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Died 1990 (aged 72–73)
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
Notable awards 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991 Broken Golden Bowl
Spouse Zhou Yunqin (周韵琴)
Children Xu Yuanzhang (徐元章)
Xu Yuanjian (徐元健)

Xu Xingye (simplified Chinese: 徐兴业; traditional Chinese: 徐興業; pinyin: Xú Xīngyè; 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.[1] He graduated from Wuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture (无锡国学专修学校) in 1937.[1][2] After graduation, he worked in Shanghai.[1][2]

Xu started to publish works in 1980. He died in Shanghai in 1990.[1][2]

Works

Novels

Awards

Personal life

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 徐兴业 (2009-08-01). 《金瓯缺》作者简介 (in Chinese). 长江文艺出版社. ISBN 9787535441331.
  2. 1 2 3 "徐兴业 (1917～1990)" (in Chinese). 中国作家网.
  3. ↑ "Xu Xingye".
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