Jia Pingwa
Jia Pingwa 贾平凹 | |||||||||
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| Born | Jia Pingwa (贾平娃) 21 February 1952 Dihua Village, Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||
| Pen name | Jia Pingwa | ||||||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||||||
| Language | Chinese | ||||||||
| Education | Northwest University (1971-5) | ||||||||
| Period | 1973 – present | ||||||||
| Notable works | Ruined City, The Shaanxi Opera | ||||||||
| Spouse | Han Junfang (韩俊芳) (1979.1.22-1992.11.26) Guo Mei (郭梅) (1996.12.12– present) | ||||||||
| Children | Jia Qianqian (贾浅浅) Jia Ruo (贾若) | ||||||||
| Relatives | Jia Yanchun (贾彦春) (father) Zhou Xiao'e (周小鹅) (mother) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 賈平娃 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贾平娃 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ordinary Child Jia | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 賈平凹 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贾平凹 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Flat-uneven Jia | ||||||||
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Jia Pingwa (born 21 February 1952) is one of China's most popular authors of novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. His best-known novels include Ruined City, which was banned by the State Publishing Administration for over 17 years for its explicit sexual content, and The Shaanxi Opera, winner of the 2009 Mao Dun Literature Prize.