Novelist from Shandong whose 古船 (The Ancient Ship, 1986) made his name. His ten-volume 你在高原, written over 22 years, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2011.
Zhāng Wěi de chángpiān xiǎoshuō 《 Nǐ Zài Gāoyuán 》 huòdé le Máo Dùn Wénxuéjiǎng.
Zhang Wei's novel You Are on the Plateau won the Mao Dun Literature Prize.
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His 炜 means 'bright' and carries the fire radical. Don't confuse him with 张伟, same sound but written with 伟 'great': the most common full name in mainland China, shared by about 294,000 people in 2019.
