It is understood that can Xue, a Chinese writer, ranks third in the odds list of the 2019 Nobel Literature Prize given by the British gambling company nicer odds, together with Anne & middot, a Canadian poetess; Carson, Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, Syrian poet Adonis, Kenyan writer nguji & middot; Watt & middot; Tyango, Russian female writer Lyudmila & middot; Ulyskaya and others have become popular candidates for awards. Due to Can Xue's rare public appearance in recent years, many young people feel strange to her. However, readers familiar with Chinese contemporary avant-garde literature are deeply impressed by Can Xue and his unique works.
It is reported that can Xue is known as one of the most avant-garde writers in China. Although she is not well-known in China, her works have been translated by publishers in the United States, Japan, Britain and other countries, and have been affirmed by International Literature Awards for several times. It is worth noting that after more than 20 years of self-study in English, Can Xue can already easily read the original English works and publish articles in English. In addition, Can Xue's works often reveal philosophical speculation. Her brother Deng Xiaomang is a famous philosopher in China. Her brother and sister have published two dialogues, which has become a good story in the Chinese literary world.
Can Xue's original name was Deng Xiaohua. Born in Changsha in 1953. Can Xue has a brother named Deng Xiaomang, who is the chief philosophy professor studying Kant Hegel's philosophy in China. Brother and sister have been in contact and thinking about philosophy since their childhood. Later, my brother became a philosopher with great originality in thinking in China, while my sister wrote novels to experiment with thought and philosophical thinking with literature. CanXue received little school education. She used to be a street factory worker, an individual tailor and a barefoot doctor. However, her family education, diligence and self-study made her a writer.
Representative works include hut on the mountain, old floating clouds, breakthrough performance, Huangni street, erosion, gift of dark mother, etc. Recently published a new work, barefoot doctor.
Who is CanXue
Can Xue, formerly known as Deng Xiaohua, was born in Changsha in 1953. She once explained to the outside world that the pseudonym 'CanXue' has two opposite meanings, one is the crystal white snow on the top of the mountain, and the other is the polluted and trampled dirty snow. She hopes her works can unify these two poles.
She once worked as a street factory worker, individual tailor and barefoot doctor. She first published a novel in January 1985 and joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1988. She is regarded as a representative of avant-garde literature in China. She has written yellow mud street, old floating clouds, breakthrough performance, small house on the mountain, etc. In recent years, she prefers to name her creation 'new experimental literature', including novels, middle and short stories, literary reviews, philosophical papers and essays. She often sniffs at the domestic literary circles and thinks that there are few of them. She has repeatedly said that her literature is written for young people and the future, and will eventually become the mainstream of literature in the future.
Regard "Flower City" in Guangzhou as "mother's house"
Can Xue's literary creation has a deep relationship with the famous Guangzhou literary magazine flower city. In the 1990s, "Flower City" began to transform, focusing on the exploration of the novel form in the selection of manuscripts, hoping that the author has a conscious text consciousness, and can Xue, who is committed to pioneer exploration, will be pushed onto the stage. After her novels "digging" and "flexibility" were published, they all became the pioneer writing masterpieces of this period. Tian Ying, the former editor in chief of Huacheng, once recalled: "among contemporary Chinese writers, Can Xue's writing is a unique case. She has always been persistent in text experiment. After establishing contact with her, she published her works almost every year. Her works are obscure and difficult to understand, which has been criticized by many readers, but her writing attitude is worthy of our reference. "
In August this year, the 7th Huacheng literature award was awarded in Guangzhou. Can Xue won the 'medium and short story award' for her short story happiness. In the award speech, it was mentioned that her writing was unique and unique. After more than 30 years of solitary and refined, she became more and more rich and profound. Can Xue said in her acceptance speech: 'I always think Huacheng magazine is my mother's home & hellip& hellip; My creative output is relatively high. For some time, it was difficult for me to publish my works, but Huacheng never hesitated to publish my works. It's like sending charcoal in the snow. It's a great encouragement to my creation! My works rarely win awards in China. I have never won a national award or even a provincial award. In these 30 years, "Flower City" has always been my strong backing like my mother's family. The magazines that gave me awards included writer, Shanghai literature, Zhongshan and Hongyan. I will never forget the affirmation of these five magazines to my hard work. Without the support of the best journals in China, it would be difficult for me to occupy a place in the international literary world today. "
In recent years, it has won many foreign heavy Literature Awards
Different from Can Xue's rare award-winning situation in China, many of her works were translated and introduced abroad very early, which had a great impact in the United States, Japan and other countries, and had the reputation of "China's Kafka". Naoko Kondo, a Japanese sinologist, also founded the CanXue Research Association in Tokyo and publishes two issues of CanXue research every year.
In 2015, with her novel the last lover (translated from Chinese by annalise & middot; Finnegan & middot; wasman), she won the "Novel Award" of the best translated book award in the United States, and was shortlisted for the 2016 American newstate international literature award in the same year. This award is often used as a prelude to the Nobel Prize in literature and is called the 'American Nobel Prize'.
When giving the award to Can Xue that year, the jury of the American best translated book award said that the last lover was the most radical and uncompromising work in the final judgment. It bravely promoted the form of the novel to a new field. That strange and disturbing sense of familiarity reminds people of Kafka's America, showing CanXue's brilliant originality.
In March this year, Can Xue was shortlisted for the international Booker award with her novel love story in the new century (first published in Flower City in 2012). In November last year, the work was published in English and then recommended by the famous American literary magazine Paris Review.