Henan-born novelist whose works have been repeatedly banned on the mainland for their unsparing depictions of rural suffering — the AIDS tragedy in《
丁庄梦》(Dream of Ding Village), political absurdity in《
为人民服务》(Serve the People!), and a Chinese Lear-like collapse in《
日熄》(The Day the Sun Died). Winner of the 2014 Franz Kafka Prize; long considered a Nobel contender.
