A prize for the Chinese writer Han Shaogong.

Originally published on Rue89 – 11/01/2010

After Mo Yan two years ago, the Chinese writer Han Shaogong was awarded theĀ  Newman prize for Chinese literature from the University of Oklahoma. TheĀ  selected writers: Yu Hua, Su Tong, Ge Fei and Li Ang were strong competition.

His translator, Julia Lovell, a member of the jury, convinced the other members of the merits of his most famous work “A Dictionary of Maquiao” unfortunately not yet translated into … Lire la suite

“A dictionary of Maqiao” by Han Shaogong, wins a prize in the United States.

As mentioned in an article for Rue89, “A Dictionary of Maqiao” just won the Newman prize in the United States.

This surprising book led to some turmoil when it was published in China in 1996 (1). Two Chinese critics explained that this dictionary is a plagiarism of “The Khazar Dictionary” by the Serbo-Croatian writer Milorad Pavic (born 1925), a book published in 1985 and translated into Chinese ..

The controversy in the press is severe, … Lire la suite