Liu Cixin
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| Native name | 刘慈欣 |
| Born | 23 June 1963 Beijing, China |
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| Alma mater | North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power |
| Period | 1989–present |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Remembrance of Earth's Past |
| Notable awards | Galaxy Award; Hugo Award |
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘慈欣 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉慈欣 | ||||||||
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Liu Cixin (Chinese: 刘慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, pronounced [ljǒʊ tsʰɨ̌ɕín]; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is sometimes called "Da Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow science fiction writers in China.
He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award, and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem, as well as the 2017 Locus Award for Death's End. He is also a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. He is a member of the China Science Writers Association and the vice president of the Shanxi Writers Association.