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He Xi

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He Xi (Chinese 何夕, Pinyin Hé Xī; * December 1971 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China), born as He Hongwei (Chinese 何宏伟, Pinyin Hé Hóngwěi), is a Chinese science fiction author. He won the Galaxy Award fifteen times[1] and is part of the „great four“ or „four heaven kings“ („本土科幻四大天王“) of Chinese science fiction (together with Liu Cixin, Wang Jingkang and Han Song).[2] He is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2024.[3]

Biography

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After a comeback in 1998, He Xi officially changed his name from He Hongwei to He Xi. He (Xi) took the pun „今夕何夕“ (Pinyin jīnxī hé xī, Tonight: He Xi) from the Etsujin Song (Chinese 越人歌, Pinyin yuè rén gē) as basis and argued it better fits him wondering about the eternal flow of time („顺带抒发自己面对时间这个永恒命题时的迷惑“).[4]

Bibliography

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  • 光恋, guāng liàn [„Light Love“], won second place at the Galaxy Award 1992.[1]
  • 电脑魔王, diànnǎo mówáng [„Computer Devil“], won third place at the Galaxy Award 1993.[1]
  • 小雨, xiǎoyǔ [„Little Rain“]
  • 异域, yìyù [„Exotic“] (1999), won the Galaxy Award 1999.[1]
  • 爱别离, ài biélí [„Love is Over“] (1999), won the Galaxy Award 2000.[1]
  • 六道众生, liùdào zhòngshēng [„Six Feeling Beings“], published in 2001, won the Galaxy Award 2002.[1]
  • 伤心者, shāngxīn zhě [„The Heart-Broken“], published in 2002, won the Galaxy Award 2003.[1]
  • 天生我材, tiānshēng wǒ cái [„Innate Talent“], published in 2004, won the Galaxy Award 2005.[1]
  • 十亿年后的来客, shí yì nián hòu de láikè [„The Traveller from a billion years“], published in 2008, won the Galaxy Award 2009.[1]
  • 人生不相见, rénshēng bù xiāngjiàn [„No Sign of Life“], published in 2009, won the Galaxy Award 2010.[1]
  • 汪洋战争, wāngyáng zhànzhēng [„War on the Ocean“], published in February 2012 in Science Fiction World, won the Galaxy Award 2012.[1]
  • 浮生, fúshēng [„Levitating Life“], won the Galaxy Award 2017.[1]
  • Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet (2023), for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Clute, John,"Yinhe Award", "Science Fiction Encyclopedia", 3rd edition. 2018-07-11 Accessed 18 Dec. 2019
  2. ^ "刘慈欣、何夕、王晋康、韩松被称为本土科幻四大天王,各自的特色在哪里?新生代的科幻作家能否顺利接棒?" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Hugo Awards". thehugoawards.org. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ "何夕:属于他不一样的人情科幻" (in Chinese). 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2024-02-21.