Liang Xiaosheng
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September 22, 1949
Liang Xiaosheng | |
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 Liang Xiaosheng (2026) | |
| Native name | 梁晓声 |
| Born | Liang Xiaosheng (梁绍生) September 22, 1949 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Fudan University |
| Period | 1979–present |
| Genre | Novel, screenplay |
| Subject | Sent-down youth |
| Notable works | The Human World The Floating City A Red Guard's Confessions The City of Snow |
| Spouse | Jiao Dan |
Liang Xiaosheng (simplified Chinese: 梁晓声; traditional Chinese: 梁曉聲; pinyin: Liáng Xiǎoshēng; born 22 September 1949) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Liang is a member of China Writers Association.[8][6][7] He is also a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University.[8][6][7] His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian.[8][6][7][9] The "two modern satires" Deaf and Panic have also been translated into English.
Liang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang in 1949, with his ancestral hometown in Rongcheng, Shandong.[4][8][6][7][10]
In 1966, when the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Liang graduated from Harbin 29th High School (Chinese: 哈尔滨第二十九中学). Two years later, Liang went to the Great Northern Wilderness and worked in Shenyang Military Region.[6][7]
In 1974, Liang was accepted to Fudan University and graduated in 1977.[4][6] After graduation, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio as an editor. In 1988, Liang was transferred to China Children's Film Studio.[6]
Liang started to publish novels in 1979. His most well-known works are The Floating City (Chinese: 浮城), A Red Guard's Confessions (Chinese: 一个红卫兵的自白), From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy (Chinese: 从复旦到北影), The City of Snow (Chinese: 雪城), and The Depressed Chinese (Chinese: 郁闷的中国人).[7]
His 1993 novel The Floating City describes depicts a southeastern Chinese metropolis mysteriously disconnected form the mainland.[11]: 201
Personal life
In 1972, Liang, as a sent-down youth, was sent to Beidahuang for labor reform and met his first love Dong Qiujuan (董秋娟), and they later broke up.[12] During his study at Fudan University, Liang was introduced to Jiao Dan (焦丹), who was 6 years his junior, and they got married.[12]
