Lu Yao
- Name
- Lu Yao
- Birth Name
- Wang Weiguo
- Born
- 3 December 1949
- Birthplace
- Qingjian County, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
- Died
- 17 November 1992
- Place of death
- Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Mao Dun Literature Prize Wang Weiguo (1949–1992), better known by his pen name Lu Yao, was a Chinese novelist.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Education
- Yan'an University
- Known for
- Ordinary World
- Honours
- Pioneer of Reform
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Lu Yao apparaît dans les notices d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France et de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek comme écrivain (3 décembre 1949 – 17 novembre 1992).
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Lu Yao naquit le 3 décembre 1949 et mourut le 17 novembre 1992.
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• Name — Lu Yao • Birth Name — Wang Weiguo • Born — 3 December 1949 • Birthplace — Qingjian County, Yulin, Shaanxi, China • Died — 17 November 1992 • Place of death — Xi'an, Shaanxi, China • Occupation — Writer • Notable Works — Ordinary World • Awards — Mao Dun Literature Prize Wang Weiguo (1949–1992), better known by his pen name Lu Yao, was a Chinese novelist.
Biography
Biography
He was born on 3 December 1949 in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province. He had six siblings and grew up in a very poor family.
Career
Career
He began writing novels when as a college student, and graduated from the Chinese Department of Yan'an University in 1973. After graduation, he became an editor of Yanhe magazine. In 1982, Lu Yao published his novella "Life", which was made into a film in 1984. It was at this time that he started to become well known across China. In 1991, Lu Yao finished his most famous work, Ordinary World, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize. His writing was closely related to his own life and experiences, and focused mostly on young people from his native Shaanbei striving to change their lives.
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Death
He died on 17 November 1992.
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