Liang Xiaosheng
Liang Xiaosheng is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Liang is a member of China Writers Association. He is also a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University. His novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese, Russian, and Italian. The "two modern satires" Deaf and Panic have also been translated into English.
Biography
Liang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang in 1949, with his ancestral hometown in Rongcheng, Shandong.In 1966, when the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Liang graduated from Harbin 29th High School. Two years later, Liang went to the Great Northern Wilderness and worked in Shenyang Military Region.
In 1974, Liang was accepted to Fudan University and graduated in 1977. After graduation, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio as an editor. In 1988, Liang was transferred to China Children's Film Studio.
Liang started to publish novels in 1979. His most well-known works are The Floating City, A Red Guard's Confessions, From Fudan University to Beijing Film Academy, The City of Snow, and The Depressed Chinese.
His 1993 novel The Floating City describes depicts a southeastern Chinese metropolis mysteriously disconnected form the mainland.