Movies To Live, Seventeen Years Period 1984 - present | Nationality Chinese Role Author Name Yu Hua Parents Hua Zizhi, Yu Peiwen | |
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Alma mater Lu Xun Literature School Books To Live, Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, Brothers, China in Ten Words, The past and the punishments Similar People Ha Jung‑woo, Zhang Yimou, Thomas Keneally, Ge You, Zhang Yuan |
History book review china in ten words by yu hua author allan h barr author don hagen na
Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá) is a Chinese author, born April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He practiced dentistry for five years and later turned to fiction writing in 1983 because he didn't like "looking into people’s mouths the whole day." Writing allowed him to be more creative and flexible. He grew up during the Cultural Revolution and many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience. One of the distinctive characteristics of his work is his penchant for detailed descriptions of brutal violence.
Contents
- History book review china in ten words by yu hua author allan h barr author don hagen na
- A writer s china acclaimed chinese novelist yu hua speaks to montana state students
- Awards
- Works
- Short story collections
- Novels
- References

Yu Hua has written four novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His most important novels are Chronicle of a Blood Merchant and To Live. The latter novel was adapted for film by Zhang Yimou. Because the film was banned in China, it instantly made the novel a bestseller and Yu Hua a worldwide celebrity. His novels have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Serbian, Turkish, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Czech and Malayalam.
A writer s china acclaimed chinese novelist yu hua speaks to montana state students
Awards
Works
Note: cited works are those translated into English from the original Chinese.
Short story collections
(simplified Chinese: 十个词汇里的中国; traditional Chinese: 十個詞彙裡的中國; pinyin: Shí Gè Cíhuì Lǐ De Zhōngguó) ISBN 978-986-120-477-2
(Chinese: 黄昏里的男孩; pinyin: Huánghūn lǐ de nánhái)
Novels
(Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe
(Chinese: 许三观卖血记; pinyin: Xǔ Sānguān Mài Xuè Jì)
(Chinese: 在细雨中呼喊; pinyin: Zaixiyuzhong Huhan)
(Chinese: 兄弟; pinyin: Xiōng Dì, 2005–2006) shortlisted at the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize
余华 (2013). 第七天; Diqitian 第七天 (in Chinese). Beijing: Xin xing chu ban she. ISBN 9787513312103. OCLC 853063206.