Lu Yao
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Lu Yao (December 3, 1949 – November 17, 1992) ,originally known as Wang Weiguo（） ,a writer from China
Shaanxi Province Qingjian County
, was born to a poor farmer’s family in Northern Shaanxi Province in 1949. Due to poverty, he was adopted by his uncle in Yanchuan County when he was seven. Later, he got involved in the Cultural Revolution, and finally came back home to the farm at the end of 1969. In his hometown, he did some temp work and taught for one year in an elementary school there. In 1973, he began to study Chinese at Yan’an University and took up writing. After graduation, he was editor of Shaanxi Literature, the present periodical Yanhe. In 1980, his work The Astonishing Story was rewarded as the best novel of the First National Novellas. And later on, The Life and In the Tough Days were awarded as well. In 1991, his novel An Ordinary World was published and won the third Maodun Literature Awards. His work The Life was scripted into a movie and was a huge success. His An Ordinary World had been broadcast by China National Radio before it was finished. His essay My Morning Begins from Noon reveals his persistence and devotion to literature. In 1992, he died in his prime from constant overwork. Though some might consider his life as being ordinary, he has left the world with magnificent literature, which can be found in the Collected Works of Lu Yao in five volumes.
Lu Yao (December 3, 1949 – November 17, 1992) ,originally known as Wang Weiguo（） ,a writer from China
China
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Shaanxi Province Qingjian County
Qingjian County
Qingjian County is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.-Transportation:*China National Highway 210...
, was born to a poor farmer’s family in Northern Shaanxi Province in 1949. Due to poverty, he was adopted by his uncle in Yanchuan County when he was seven. Later, he got involved in the Cultural Revolution, and finally came back home to the farm at the end of 1969. In his hometown, he did some temp work and taught for one year in an elementary school there. In 1973, he began to study Chinese at Yan’an University and took up writing. After graduation, he was editor of Shaanxi Literature, the present periodical Yanhe. In 1980, his work The Astonishing Story was rewarded as the best novel of the First National Novellas. And later on, The Life and In the Tough Days were awarded as well. In 1991, his novel An Ordinary World was published and won the third Maodun Literature Awards. His work The Life was scripted into a movie and was a huge success. His An Ordinary World had been broadcast by China National Radio before it was finished. His essay My Morning Begins from Noon reveals his persistence and devotion to literature. In 1992, he died in his prime from constant overwork. Though some might consider his life as being ordinary, he has left the world with magnificent literature, which can be found in the Collected Works of Lu Yao in five volumes.