Su Shuyang

Su Shuyang

Su Shuyang (1938-july 16, 2019), a contemporary playwright, writer, litterateur and poet, has a pen name of Shu Yang. He was born in Baoding, Hebei Province. Now engaged in cultural and historical research. He graduated from Renmin University of China in 1960. Engaged in education for many years, has trained many students. With his profound cultural accumulation and unique historical and literary perspective, he has created many literary works which are widely spread at home and abroad. His works have won many awards: National Book Award, five one project award, Huabiao award, Wenhua award, Golden Rooster Award, short story award, prose award, people's literature award, Wujin award, etc. in July 2010, he won the United Nations Special Award for artistic contribution.

On the evening of July 16, 2019, Su Shuyang died in Beijing at the age of 81.

Character experience

He was born in Baoding, Hebei Province in 1938, enjoying a lifetime allowance. Before he died, he served as honorary screenwriter of Beijing People's Art Theatre, consultant of China Film Association, honorary member of the whole committee of China Writers Association, honorary vice president of China Film Literature Association, director of China International Exchange Association, vice president of Xia Yan film society, executive director of Renmin University of China, member of China famous Calligraphers Association, member of academic Steering Committee, and member of the whole committee of China Federation of literary and art circles He is a member of the art Steering Committee, member of the whole committee of the Chinese Writers Association, vice chairman of the film and television literature Committee, member of the creation Committee of the Chinese Dramatists Association, and Secretary General of the Chinese film literature society.

Literary creation began in 1953.

He graduated from Renmin University of China in 1960. He teaches in Renmin University of China, Hebei Beijing Normal University (now Hebei Normal University) and Beijing College of traditional Chinese medicine (now Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine). He has a disciple named Shu Ziyuan, a famous young poet.

From 1960 to 1978, he taught in Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University of Hebei and Beijing College of traditional Chinese medicine.

In 1978, he was transferred to Beijing Film Studio as a screenwriter (national first-class screenwriter). After 1979, he served as director of China Writers Association and vice chairman of China filmmakers Association. His drama "Dan Xin Pu" won the first prize for performance creation in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China. "Neighbors" won the national drama, drama, opera excellent script award.

Drama works include more than ten works, such as "Dan Xin Pu". There are more than ten films such as sunset street. The novel hometown. There are five collections of short stories. There are six essays. There are three poetry collections. Others include literary theory, biography and so on. His works have won many home awards, and four of them have won five one project awards.

In 1991, he was granted life-long allowance by experts of the State Council.

In 1993, he was diagnosed with cancer. First, he removed part of his stomach for gastric cancer, then his left lung for lung cancer, and then his kidney for kidney cancer. In spite of these painful experiences, he continued to write, wrote more than 3 million words of articles and published many works. He has been relying on the "ideal kite" Teacher Liu's optimism, strong, self-confidence, tenacious to survive.

On November 17, 2016, "the preparatory ceremony of China Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance center and the issuing ceremony of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Tour Series" was held at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing. Su Shuyang won the title of "Cultural Ambassador of intangible cultural heritage of great powers".

On November 24, 2018, the launching ceremony of "pay homage to the playwright 2018" and Su Shuyang's works exhibition was held in Beijing. The purpose of the activity is to return to the origin of dramatic art and explore more excellent plays that have never been formally put on the stage or even publicly read and performed. Every year, it is planned to invite an influential playwright to read two or three of his works that have not been officially performed, and to perform one or two of them. The first "pay homage to the playwright" performance project includes Su Shuyang's "moth", "Moonlight" and "Salzburg's umbrella".

On the evening of July 16, 2019, he died in Beijing at the age of 81.

Main works

Film and television works

Great friend of Zhou Enlai (1997)

Mrs. Li Zhifan (1999)

The blooming rose

Cabin in the woods

Lost dreams

Liaozhai series

Meteor (Radio Drama)

By the high building (1993)... Consultant

Mining the sun (1992)... Screenwriter

New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)... Screenwriter

90 Beijing Asian Games (1991)

"Eight of the 16 unforgettable days on the pitch" (1991)

The unforgettable nine of sixteen days happy tonight (1991)

The unforgettable six days of the 16th Asian Games New Village (1991)

The unforgettable five of sixteen days the bright pearl (1991)

16 unforgettable days: the stars shine (1990)

16 unforgettable days: the soul of the Asian Games (1990)

Sixteen unforgettable days: Asian Warriors (1990)

The city of the Asian Games (1990)

The day forty years ago (1989)

Girlfriends of the same age (1987)... Others

King Sulu and the emperor of China (1987)

Fake face (1986)... Screenwriter

"Sunset Street" (1983)... Screenwriter

A leaf boat (1983)... Screenwriter

Happy Zoo (1983)

Dan Xin Pu (1980)

Xiaoxiao in spring rain (1979)

Interpretation of deep in flowers (2009)

Drama works

"Danxinpu" (won the first prize of literary and artistic performance creation in the 30 years since the founding of the people's Republic of China)

"Neighbors" (won the first national excellent script Award)

Taiping Lake

Family events

Moth

The umbrella of Salzburg

Rondo of happiness

Moonlight

Congratulations on the new year

Judgment of the soul

Prose works

Autumn wind makes people happy

Leaves Collection

Thinking about my love in the morning

Youth in a dream

Su Shuyang's life sketch

Burning is beautiful

"The ideal kite" (included in the experimental standard Chinese textbook lesson 22 of the sixth grade primary school of Jiangsu Education Press)

Novel works

Short and medium stories

Wedding Collection

Revolving restaurant

The death of Lao She

I am a zero

Youth in a dream

novel

Hometown

biography

The son of the earth -- the story of Zhou Enlai

Poetry works

Long poem song of the century

About love

Waiting

Don't forget me, etc.

Other works

The blooming rose

The cabin in the woods, etc;

Large feature films:

The day forty years ago

1990 Asian Games in Beijing

Mao Zedong in China

We go to the future

Theoretical Anthology

Miscellaneous art and Literature

Historical prose

Our mother's name is China

Chinese readers

Tibet reader

Character influence

As of April 28, 2013, his representative works include the film sunset street, spring rain and the novel hometown. The work "the ideal kite" has been selected into lesson 22 of the sixth grade textbook of Jiangsu Education Press and lesson 26 of the sixth grade textbook of s edition, expressing his yearning for the teacher Liu who once taught him. He often wrote about the life of the citizens and intellectuals in Beijing. The description was meticulous and profound, with strong color of Beijing folk painting. He is one of the eight famous Beijing style novels in China. His writing has formed a unique style of Su Shuyang's reading prose, which has made an outstanding contribution to the creation of "Chinese reading noumenon literature". He also won the titles of "China's excellent film artist of 100 years" and "national drama artist with outstanding contribution". He is an outstanding writer with lifelong allowance of experts from the State Council.

The works are translated into English, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Japan, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy and other foreign languages, as well as Uygur, Kazakh, Mongolian, Tibetan, Korean and other domestic minority texts. Among them, the Chinese book, written in the prose style of Su Shuyang's book, has been published in 15 languages, and more than 12 million copies have been published in the world, which has become an example of "going out" of Chinese books. The recent work "Tibet reader" has also been translated into many languages and widely distributed.

Su Shuyang, with his profound cultural accumulation and unique historical and literary perspective, has created many literary works which are widely spread at home and abroad. His articles are clear about the world, with vivid ideas, values and personality. His historical and cultural academic works are from a strategic position, with fresh and unique ideas and fascinating. His low-key style, approachable and modest manner are few in the contemporary literary world. He is the president of Renmin University of China and a part-time professor and graduate supervisor of many universities. He has been invited to give lectures at Peking University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Confucius Institute, Lu Xun Institute of Arts, and all kinds of colleges and universities and provincial and municipal lecture halls. He has been widely praised by the academic circles and the audience.

Award winning record

The drama "danxinpu" won the first prize of performance creation in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China.

"Neighbors" won the national drama, drama, opera excellent script award.

"Between life and death" published in 1984 won the National Excellent Award