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王朔

Wáng Shuò
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Shuo
  2. 2 influential Chinese novelist, screenwriter and satirist

About Wang Shuo

born 1958 · 作家 writer

Beijing novelist and screenwriter whose irreverent, slangy stories of city youth shaped 1980s and 1990s pop culture. His novella 《动物凶猛》 became Jiang Wen's film 《阳光灿烂的日子》.

Examples

HSK 7-9
王朔的小说充满了北京痞子腔。
Wáng Shuò de xiǎoshuō chōngmǎn le Běijīng pǐzi qiāng.
Wang Shuo's novels are full of Beijing hooligan slang.
HSK 7-9
《动物凶猛》是王朔的代表作之一。
《 Dòngwù Xiōngměng 》 shì Wáng Shuò de dàibiǎozuò zhīyī.
In the Heat of the Sun (novella) is one of Wang Shuo's signature works.

Tips

culture
His style is called 京味, 'Beijing-flavoured', and critics dubbed it 痞子文学, 'hooligan literature'. At his insistence his 1992 collected works were paid by royalties, the first such contract in mainland China since the Cultural Revolution.

In Pop Culture

《阳光灿烂的日子》 《 Yángguāngcànlàn de Rìzi 》
In the Heat of the Sun
Jiang Wen's 1994 directorial debut, adapted from Wang Shuo's novella 《动物凶猛》

Stroke Order

王 wáng
朔 shuò