50 famous writers from China
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50 famous writers from China, covering classical, modern, and contemporary periods, along with some of their notable works:
Classical Writers
Confucius (孔子, Kongzi)
Analects (Lunyu)
Laozi (老子)
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing)
Zhuangzi (庄子)
Zhuangzi
Sima Qian (司马迁)
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)
Cao Xueqin (曹雪芹)
Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng)
Shi Nai’an (施耐庵)
Water Margin (Shui Hu Zhuan)
Luo Guanzhong (罗贯中)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yan Yi)
Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩)
Journey to the West (Xi You Ji)
Du Fu (杜甫)
Spring View (Chun Wang), various Tang dynasty poems.
Li Bai (李白)
Drinking Alone Under the Moon, Quiet Night Thought
Wang Wei (王维)
Deer Enclosure (Lu Zhai)
Bai Juyi (白居易)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Chang Hen Ge)
Su Shi (苏轼)
Red Cliff (Chibi Fu)
Qu Yuan (屈原)
The Lament (Li Sao), Nine Songs (Jiu Ge)
Han Yu (韩愈)
The Story of the Stone (Shijing)
Lu Ji (陆机)
Rhymeprose on Literature (Wen Fu)
Ouyang Xiu (欧阳修)
The Pavilion of Drunken Old Man (Zuiweng Tingji)
Li Qingzhao (李清照)
Famous for her Ci poetry.
Yuan Zhen (元稹)
The Story of Yingying (Yingying Zhuan)
Wang Shifu (王实甫)
The Story of the Western Wing (Xi Xiang Ji)
Modern Writers (20th Century)
Lu Xun (鲁迅)
The True Story of Ah Q (A Q Zheng Zhuan), Diary of a Madman
Ba Jin (巴金)
The Family (Jia), Cold Nights
Mao Dun (茅盾)
Midnight (Zi Ye), Spring Silkworms
Lao She (老舍)
Rickshaw Boy (Luotuo Xiangzi), Teahouse
Shen Congwen (沈从文)
Border Town (Bian Cheng), The Husband
Xu Zhimo (徐志摩)
Second Farewell to Cambridge (Zaijian, Kangqiao)
Guo Moruo (郭沫若)
The Goddess (Nüshen), historical plays.
Ding Ling (丁玲)
Miss Sophia’s Diary (Shafei Nüshi de Riji), The Sun Shines Over the Sanggan River
Zhao Shuli (赵树理)
Sanliwan Village (Sanliwan), Marriage Scandal
Zhu Ziqing (朱自清)
The Back (Beiying), Spring (Chun)
Contemporary Writers
Mo Yan (莫言)
Red Sorghum, Big Breasts and Wide Hips
Gao Xingjian (高行健)
Soul Mountain (Lingshan), One Man’s Bible
Yu Hua (余华)
To Live (Huozhe), Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Yan Lianke (阎连科)
Dream of Ding Village (Dingzhuang Meng), The Four Books
Jin Yong (金庸)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (She Diao Yingxiong Zhuan)
Eileen Chang (张爱玲)
Love in a Fallen City (Qing Cheng Zhi Lian), Red Rose, White Rose
Wang Anyi (王安忆)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Chang Hen Ge)
Wei Hui (卫慧)
Shanghai Baby
Anchee Min (安琪)
Red Azalea, The Last Empress
Liu Cixin (刘慈欣)
The Three-Body Problem (San Ti)
Poets
Ai Qing (艾青)
Snow Falls on China’s Land, Dayanhe, My Nurturing Mother
Bei Dao (北岛)
The August Sleepwalker
Gu Cheng (顾城)
A Generation (Yi Dai)
Haizi (海子)
Facing the Sea, With Spring Blossoms
Xiaobo Liu (刘晓波)
Activist and poet, I Have No Enemies.
Others
Can Xue (残雪)
Frontier, Love in the New Millennium
Ma Jian (马建)
Red Dust, Beijing Coma
Han Han (韩寒)
Triple Door, social and satirical works.
Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩)
Bronze and Sunflower
Zhang Jie (张洁)
Leaden Wings, Heavy Wings
This list highlights the vast literary tradition of China, from ancient classics to contemporary works across different genres. Let me know if you'd like more details about any of these authors or their works!
Classical Writers
Confucius (孔子, Kongzi)
Analects (Lunyu)
Laozi (老子)
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing)
Zhuangzi (庄子)
Zhuangzi
Sima Qian (司马迁)
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)
Cao Xueqin (曹雪芹)
Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng)
Shi Nai’an (施耐庵)
Water Margin (Shui Hu Zhuan)
Luo Guanzhong (罗贯中)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yan Yi)
Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩)
Journey to the West (Xi You Ji)
Du Fu (杜甫)
Spring View (Chun Wang), various Tang dynasty poems.
Li Bai (李白)
Drinking Alone Under the Moon, Quiet Night Thought
Wang Wei (王维)
Deer Enclosure (Lu Zhai)
Bai Juyi (白居易)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Chang Hen Ge)
Su Shi (苏轼)
Red Cliff (Chibi Fu)
Qu Yuan (屈原)
The Lament (Li Sao), Nine Songs (Jiu Ge)
Han Yu (韩愈)
The Story of the Stone (Shijing)
Lu Ji (陆机)
Rhymeprose on Literature (Wen Fu)
Ouyang Xiu (欧阳修)
The Pavilion of Drunken Old Man (Zuiweng Tingji)
Li Qingzhao (李清照)
Famous for her Ci poetry.
Yuan Zhen (元稹)
The Story of Yingying (Yingying Zhuan)
Wang Shifu (王实甫)
The Story of the Western Wing (Xi Xiang Ji)
Modern Writers (20th Century)
Lu Xun (鲁迅)
The True Story of Ah Q (A Q Zheng Zhuan), Diary of a Madman
Ba Jin (巴金)
The Family (Jia), Cold Nights
Mao Dun (茅盾)
Midnight (Zi Ye), Spring Silkworms
Lao She (老舍)
Rickshaw Boy (Luotuo Xiangzi), Teahouse
Shen Congwen (沈从文)
Border Town (Bian Cheng), The Husband
Xu Zhimo (徐志摩)
Second Farewell to Cambridge (Zaijian, Kangqiao)
Guo Moruo (郭沫若)
The Goddess (Nüshen), historical plays.
Ding Ling (丁玲)
Miss Sophia’s Diary (Shafei Nüshi de Riji), The Sun Shines Over the Sanggan River
Zhao Shuli (赵树理)
Sanliwan Village (Sanliwan), Marriage Scandal
Zhu Ziqing (朱自清)
The Back (Beiying), Spring (Chun)
Contemporary Writers
Mo Yan (莫言)
Red Sorghum, Big Breasts and Wide Hips
Gao Xingjian (高行健)
Soul Mountain (Lingshan), One Man’s Bible
Yu Hua (余华)
To Live (Huozhe), Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Yan Lianke (阎连科)
Dream of Ding Village (Dingzhuang Meng), The Four Books
Jin Yong (金庸)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (She Diao Yingxiong Zhuan)
Eileen Chang (张爱玲)
Love in a Fallen City (Qing Cheng Zhi Lian), Red Rose, White Rose
Wang Anyi (王安忆)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Chang Hen Ge)
Wei Hui (卫慧)
Shanghai Baby
Anchee Min (安琪)
Red Azalea, The Last Empress
Liu Cixin (刘慈欣)
The Three-Body Problem (San Ti)
Poets
Ai Qing (艾青)
Snow Falls on China’s Land, Dayanhe, My Nurturing Mother
Bei Dao (北岛)
The August Sleepwalker
Gu Cheng (顾城)
A Generation (Yi Dai)
Haizi (海子)
Facing the Sea, With Spring Blossoms
Xiaobo Liu (刘晓波)
Activist and poet, I Have No Enemies.
Others
Can Xue (残雪)
Frontier, Love in the New Millennium
Ma Jian (马建)
Red Dust, Beijing Coma
Han Han (韩寒)
Triple Door, social and satirical works.
Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩)
Bronze and Sunflower
Zhang Jie (张洁)
Leaden Wings, Heavy Wings
This list highlights the vast literary tradition of China, from ancient classics to contemporary works across different genres. Let me know if you'd like more details about any of these authors or their works!
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