The most known science fiction writer of Chinese literature: Who is Cixin Liu?
Cixin Liu, born in 1963, is considered the greatest science fiction writer in Chinese literature. In 2015, author Ken Liu won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with his book The Three-Body Problem, which he translated into English, and became the first Asian writer to receive this award.
Likewise, Death's End, the last book of the trilogy that started with The Three-Body Problem and translated by Ken Liu, received the Locus Best Science Fiction Novel award and was also nominated for the Nebula Best Novel Award.
Cixin Liu is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Awards, known as China's Hugos.
The Three-Body Problem was adapted into a movie in 2017, but this adaptation was not released.
A series based on the Three-Body Problem is currently airing on Netflix.
The film, adapted from Liu's famous short story The Wandering Earth, became the second most-watched film in Chinese cinemas.
Who is Cixin Liu?
Liu Cixin (born June 23, 1963) is a 2015 Hugo Award-winning Chinese science fiction writer. He started his writing career with his first novel, China 2185. He has won the Galaxy Award, China's prestigious novel award, 9 times, and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2015 with his book The Three-Body Problem, and the Locus Best Science Fiction Novel Award in 2017 with his book Death's End. He is known as the most important author of Chinese science fiction literature.
Liu Cixin (23 June 1963) is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem as well as the 2017 Locus Award for Death's End. He is also a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is a member of China Science Writers Association and the vice president of Shanxi Writers Association. He is sometimes called "Da Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow science fiction writers in China.
He graduated from the North China University Of Water Conservancy and Electric Power in 1988. After graduation, he worked as a computer engineer at a power plant in Shanxi province. Liu Cixin, who considers George Orwell and Arthur C. Clarke as important writers who influenced him, published his first novel, China 2185, in 1989.
What does the novel The Three-Body Problem say?
This novel is the first book of Liu Cixin's epic science fiction series of the same name and has gained great fame along with the other books of the series.
The novel involves an interplanetary adventure with complex characters and deep thoughts, combined with modern physics theories and scientific concepts. Liu Cixin's gripping narration and unique philosophical perspective take readers on an unforgettable journey into the depths of the universe.