Chen Zhongshi
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Chen Zhongshi is a Chinese author
Author
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 born in June 1942 in Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

. He started writing prose in 1965,and finished his representative novel White Deer Plain in 1993. In 1979, he became a member of Chinese Writers Association. He was once the vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association. White Deer Plain won the Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize
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 in 1996.

Biography

In 1962, Chén Zhōngshí graduated from his high school, No.34 High School of Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

. He then got a teaching job in primary school and after two years, he became a senior high school teacher. In 1966, he joined Chinese Communist Party. He was interested in literature and devoted to the career. He became the vice director of culture bureau of Baqiao(灞桥) district of Xi'an in 1980. He was also a member of Writers Association of Shaanxi. In 1985, he became the vice president and he turned into the chairman in 1993. During 2001~2006, he was the vice president of Chinese Writers Association .

Works

Short story
  • Trust(信任)
  • Country(乡村)
  • Early Summer(初夏)
  • The courtyard of the Kangs(康家小院)

Novel
  • White Deer Plain(白鹿原)

Reportage
  • "渭北高原,关于一个人的记忆"
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