The famous writer Zhang Jie has passed away, the only writer who has won the Mao Dun Literature Award twice

Qianjiang Evening News Hourly News Reporter Song Hao

According to the news of China Writers Network on February 7, the famous writer Zhang Jie died of illness in the United States on January 21, 2022.

Born in 1937, Zhang Jie graduated from the Department of Planning and Statistics of Chinese University in 1960 and worked in the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1961, he joined the China Writers Association. He once served as a director of the Fourth Council of the Chinese Writers Association, a member of the Fifth and Sixth Plenary Committees, and an honorary member of the Seventh Session, and authored the essay collection "Love, Cannot Be Forgotten", "The Ark", the short story collection "Emerald", the novel "Heavy Wings", "Only One Sun" and so on.

In 1982, he won the second Mao Dun Literature Award for "Heavy Wings", and in 2005, he won the sixth Mao Dun Literature Award for "No Words". The Mao Dun Literature Award is one of the highest honors in Chinese literature, and the difficulty of winning is very high. The award has been awarded 10 times in the 40 years since its inception, and more than 40 novels have been awarded. Zhang Jie is also the only writer to have won the Mao Dun Literature Prize twice so far.

On September 23, 2019, "Heavy Wings" was selected into the "New China 70 Years and 70 Novels Collection". He has won the National Outstanding Novella Award and the National Outstanding Short Story Award for many times. Some of his works have been translated into many languages and have won the Order of the Italian Knights and the German, Austrian, Dutch and other multi-national literary awards.

Tie Ning, chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the China Writers Association, and Zhang Hongsen, secretary of the party leading group and vice chairman of the China Writers Association, respectively expressed deep condolences for Zhang Jie's death and expressed deep condolences to Zhang Jie's relatives. In its condolence telegram, the Chinese Writers Association expressed its high respect for Zhang Jie's outstanding contributions to contemporary Chinese literature.

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