Chen Zhongshi
Chen Zhongshi | |
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| Native name | 陈忠实 |
| Born | 3 August 1942 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| Died | 29 April 2016 (aged 73) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Period | 1965–2016 |
| Genre | Novel, prose |
| Notable works | White Deer Field |
| Notable awards | 4th Mao Dun Literary Prize 1996 White Deer Field |
Chen Zhongshi (simplified Chinese: 陈忠实; traditional Chinese: 陳忠實; pinyin: Chén Zhōngshí; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author. He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus White Deer Field in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997). In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman).