Liu Xianping

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Liu Xianping 刘先平 (1938 – 10 January 2022) was a Chinese writer, best known for writing ecological literature (green literature), and children's books. He was known as the Father of Modern Nature Writing in China.[1]

Life and career

Liu was born in

Anhui Province, China, in 1938. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Zhejiang University in 1961. He was a member of the China Writers Association, the Children's Literature Committee, and various government organisations in Anhui province. He worked for many years as a teacher, and as editor of Anhui Literature (《安徽文学》). His first publications were in 1957, initially poetry, essays and theory, but stopped writing in 1963. He resumed writing in 1978, concentrating on nature writing. He was admitted to the China Writers Association in 1982. He travelled extensively in China, spending long periods of time in the wilds, e.g. in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Tibet and other areas.[2] He died in Hefei on 10 January 2022, at the age of 84.[3]

Honours and awards

Liu was honoured with numerous national level honours - and in 1992 the

IBBY Honour List 2008, and was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.[4]

Publications

The following is a selection of Liu's works:

References

  1. Project MUSE 487168
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  2. Project MUSE 376584
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  3. ^ "纪念刘先平老师——中国大自然文学的开拓者".
  4. ^ "IBBY Honour List 2008" (PDF).
  5. ISBN 978-7-5007-8567-5
  6. ^ http://www.gddrcc.org/staticLs/look001/look001_bkdetail.do?book_id=B00022374[permanent dead link]

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