Wang Huo | |
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| Native name | 王火 |
| Born | Wang Hongpu (王洪溥) (1924-07-01)1 July 1924 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 23 November 2025(2025-11-23) (aged 101) Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Fudan University |
| Period | 1943–2025 |
| Genre | Novel, screenplay, prose |
| Notable works | War and People |
| Notable awards | 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize 1997 War and People |
Wang Huo (Chinese: 王火; pinyin: Wāng Huǒ; 1 July 1924 – 23 November 2025) was a Chinese novelist and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5] Wang was a member of the 5th and 6th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Life and career
Wang was born in Shanghai on 1 July 1924, with his ancestral home in Rudong County, Jiangsu.[1][2][3]
Wang started to publish works in 1943.[1][2][3]
Wang joined the National Literature and Art Association in 1948. In the same year, he graduated from Fudan University.[1][2][3] After graduation, Wang worked in the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in Laodong Publishing House (劳动出版社) as an editor.
In 1953, Wang was transferred to All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and he served as the chief editor of Chinese Worker (中国工人).
In 1961, Wang taught at a school in Linyi, Shandong.
Wang joined the China Writers Association in 1979.[1][2][3]
In 1983, Wang was appointed an associate editor of Sichuan People's Publishing House (四川人民出版社) and the chief editor of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House (四川文艺出版社).[2][3]
Wang retired in 1987, and died on 23 November 2025, at the age of 101.[6]
Works
Novellas
- Right of Privacy (隐私权)
Long-gestating novels
- War and People (战争和人)[1]
- The Foreign Eighth Route Army (外国八路)
- The Biography of Jie Zhenguo (血染春秋——节振国传奇)[3]
- Firelight in the Heavy Fog (浓雾中的火光)
- Xueji (雪祭)
- The Biography of Firefly (流萤传奇)
- Awakening to Truth (禅悟)
Short stories
- Meteor (流星)
- The General Strike (二七大罢工)
Proses and poems
- Xichuangzhu (西窗烛)
Screenplay
- The Moon and the Sea (明月天涯)
- The Foreign Eighth Route Army (外国八路)
Awards
- War and People – 4th Mao Dun Literature Prize (1997)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Wang Huo (2005). 战争和人 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020048892.
- ^ a b c d e f Wang Huo (1999). 霹雳三年 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020028825.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wang Huo (1 September 2009). 英雄为国—节振国传奇 (in Chinese). Chengdu: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. ISBN 9787541128875.
- ^ 王火 (1924～). chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ 王火（1924～）. sczjw.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ 103岁茅奖作家王火去世，他曾是全国第一个报道南京大屠杀的记者
