Shi Tiesheng
史铁生
The first thing anyone says about Shi Tiesheng is that he is disabled -- he lost the use of his legs following an accident at 21, now has kidney disease and needs dialysis three days a week. "Writer Overcomes His Condition to Produce Exceptional New Novel", goes a China Daily headline. But it's also true that he's specifically turned toward writing about disability in recent years.
He lives in Beijing, near Ditan Park. His essay "我与地坛" (I and Ditan) "has been considered by many as one of the best Chinese prose essays of the 20th century," says the above article.
- Works by Shi Tiesheng
- Wo de Dingyi zhi Lu (我的丁一之旅), published by People's Literature Publishing House in January, 2006
lit. "My Travels in Dingyi", currently untranslated - Ming Ruo Qinxian (命若琴弦)
lit. "Life Like a Piano Wire", currently untranslated