Cao Wenxuan 曹文轩
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One of China's most popular authors of children's fiction, Cao Wenxuan's works are typically set in the China of the 1950s and 60s, and feature children and animals as their main characters. Titles such as The Straw House and Bronze and Sunflower have collectively sold millions of copies in China, and Cao has won most of the domestic prizes available to children's authors. His reputation abroad is on the rise, as seen on 4 April 2016 when he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Feature by Bertrand Mialaret
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Cao Wenxuan is the featured author in READ PAPER REPUBLIC, week 15, 24 September 2015.
Read Now: On Paper Republic
| Crows | tr. Helen Wang | September 24, 2015 |
Read Now: Around the Web
| Huiwa's Stand | tr. Helen Wang | Pathlight: New Chinese Writing |
| A Very Special Pigeon | tr. Helen Wang | Writing Chinese |
Book Publications
Original Works
Short story (4)
Essay (1)
Children's book (9)
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