Chen Yan (writer)

Chen Yan (writer)

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1963(Zhen'an County, People's Republic of China)
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Chen Yan (Chinese: 陈彦; born 1963) is a Chinese dramatist and novelist best known for his novel The Protagonist which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2019, one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. He was a delegate to the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Chen was born in Zhen'an County, Shaanxi, in 1963. At the age of 17, he published his first short story, Blasting (爆破), in Shaanxi Workers' Literature and Art. In 2004 he became president of Shaanxi Opera Research Institute.

Works

Novel

  • 主角 [The Protagonist] (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2018. ISBN 9787506398114.
  • 装台 (in Chinese). Beijing: Writers Publishing House. 2015. ISBN 9787506379137.
  • 西京故事 [Story of the West Capital] (in Chinese). Shaanxi: Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 9787551309707.

Drama

  • Late-blooming Roses (迟开的玫瑰)
  • Big Tree Moves Westward (大树西迁)
  • Story of the West Capital (西京故事)

Essays

  • 说秦腔 [Talking about Qinqiang Opera] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532162277.

Awards

  • 2019 The Protagonist won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize