Liu Xinglong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Xinglong
Liu Xinglong in 2024
Native name	刘醒龙
Born	(1956-01-10) January 10, 1956 Huanggang, Hubei, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Hongshan High School
Period	1984–present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	The Sky Dwellers
Notable awards	8th Mao Dun Literature Prize 2011 The Sky Dwellers

Liu Xinglong (simplified Chinese: 刘醒龙; traditional Chinese: 劉醒龍; pinyin: Liú Xǐnglóng; born 10 January 1956) is a Chinese novelist who is the vice president of Hubei Writers Association and vice president of the Wuhan Literature and Art Association.

Biography

Liu was born in Huanggang, Hubei in January 1956. Liu graduated from Hongshan High School (红山高中) in 1973. After graduation, Liu worked as a worker in factory between 1974 and 1985.

Liu started to publish works in 1984 and he joined the China Writers Association in 1993.

Works

Novels

• Skywalker (天行者)
  • English translation: The Sky Dwellers, translated by Emily Jones. Aurora Publishing, 2016.
• Political Lesson (政治课)
• Weifenglinlin (威风凛凛)
• Love Forever (爱到永远)

Novellas

• Fenghuangqin (凤凰琴)
• Qiufengzuile (秋风醉了)

Proses and poems

• A Drop of Water (一滴水有多深)

Awards

• The Sky Dwellers – 8th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2011)
• Carrying A Load of Tea Go To Beijing – 1st Lu Xun Literary Prize
• 7th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize

Sources

• 刘醒龙：50年代写小说能买房 (in Chinese)
• 刘醒龙:很多教授加起来不如韩寒郭敬明受关注 (in Chinese)