Liu Jianwei
Native name
柳建伟
BornOctober 1963 (age 60)
Zhenping, Henan, China
Pen nameLiu Shengyuan (柳盛元)
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army College of Information Technology
People's Liberation Army College of Art
Lu Xun Literature Academy
Beijing Normal University
Period1985–present
GenreNovel, reportage
Notable worksHeroic Time
Notable awards6th Mao Dun Literature Prize
2005 Heroic Time

Liu Jianwei (simplified Chinese: 柳建伟; traditional Chinese: 柳建偉; pinyin: Liǚ Jiànwěi; born October 1963), also known by his pen name Liu Shengyuan (柳盛元), is a Chinese novelist.[1] He is best known for his novel Heroic Time which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize (2005), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China.

Biography

Liu was born in Zhenping County, Henan Province in 1963.

After the Cultural Revolution, Liu joined the People's Liberation Army, he graduated from People's Liberation Army College of Information Technology in 1983.[2] After graduation, Liu worked in August First Film Studio.

Liu started to publish novels in 1985.[2]

In 1991, Liu was accepted to People's Liberation Army College of Art and graduated in 1993. Then he entered Lu Xun Literature Academy. Liu was educated in Beijing Normal University from 1994 to 1997. After graduation, Liu worked in Chengdu Military Region.

In 2004, Liu was transferred to August First Film Studio.

Works

Novels

Reportages

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Liu Jianwei". chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  2. ^ a b "Liu Jianwei". zjol.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 2006.
  3. ^ 《突出重围》编剧柳建伟. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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