Born 1954, Beijing. Writer, novelist and screenwriter of the same era/generation as the 5th Generation filmmakers and proponent of the Scar literature movement.
During the Cultural Revolution, he was a zhiqing (sent-down youth) and got displaced to the countryside and worked in farms and factories.
His short story 'Dogshit Food' won national literary prizes and was the basis for the film Ju Dou, which he also worked on the screenplay for. Also wrote the novel the film Black Snow was based on, which director Xie Fei was drawn to for its realist style and characters, as well as again working on the screenplay for that film too.
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