Yu Hua (author)

Yu Hua is a Chinese author, born on April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He studied dentistry but soon decided to write fiction in 1983 because it allowed him to be more creative and flexible. He grew up during the Cultural Revolution so many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience.Some have called his early work brutal. Yu Hua has so far written three novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His most important novels are called ''Chronicle of a Blood Merchant'' and ''To Live''. The latter novel was adapted for by Zhang Yimou. Because the film was banned in China, it instantly made the novel a bestseller and Yu Hua a worldwide celebrity. His novels have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean and Malayalam.

Works

Short Stories
* The Past and the Punishments: Eight Stories ISBN 0-8248-1817-2
* World Like Mist: Eight Stories ISBN 986-7691-37-7

Novels
* Leaving Home at Eighteen
* To Live ISBN 1-4000-3186-9
* Chronicle of a Blood Merchant ISBN 1-4000-3185-0
* Cries in the Drizzle ISBN 978-0-307-27999-6
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