Xu Xingye
Native name
徐兴业
Born1917
Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Died1990 (aged 72–73)
Shanghai, China
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Alma materWuxi Academy of the Traditional Chinese Culture
Period1980–1990
GenreNovel
Notable worksBroken Golden Bowl
Notable awards3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991 Broken Golden Bowl
SpouseZhou Yunqin
Children2

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

  • Broken Golden Bowl (金瓯缺)

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 Xu Xingye (2009-08-01). 《金瓯缺》作者简介 (in Chinese). Changjiang Literature & Art Press. ISBN 9787535441331.
  2. 1 2 3 徐兴业 (1917～1990). chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  3. ↑ "Xu Xingye".
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