Mao Dun Literature Award
The Mao Dun Literature Award is one of the highest literature awards in China. It was established in 1981 according to Mao Dun's last wish. Mao Dun, one of the biggest names in 20th century Chinese literature, contributed 250,000 yuan to help the award which aims at promoting Chinese literature. The candidate works must be full-length novels by Chinese writers, of at least 130,000 words, and published on the Chinese mainland within the appraised years. The appraisal is organized by the Chinese Writers' Association.
Winners of First Mao Dun Literature Award (1982):
Xu Mao he ta de nü er men by Zhou Keqin
Jiang jun yin by Mo Yingfeng
Dong fang by Wei Wei
Li Zicheng by Yao Xueyin
Fu rong zhen by Gu Hua
Dong tian li de chun tian by Li Guowen
Winners of Second Mao Dun Literature Award (1985):
Huang He dong liu qu by Li Zhun
Zhong gu lou by Liu Xinwu
Chen zhong de chi bang by Zhang Jie
Winners of Third Mao Dun Literature Award (1988):
Ping fan de shi jie by Lu Yao
Shao nian tian zi by Ling Li
Du shi feng liu by Sun Li and Yu Xiaohui
Di er ge tai yang by Liu Baiyu
Mu si lin de zang li by Huo Da
Winners of Fourth Mao Dun Literature Award (1998):
Zhan zheng he ren by Wang Huo
Bai lu yuan by Chen Zhongshi
Bai men liu by Liu Sifen
Sao dong zhi qiu by Liu Yumin
Winners of Fifth Mao Dun Literature Award (2000):
Jue ze by Zhang Ping
Chen ai luo ding by A Lai
Chang hen ge by Wang Anyi
Cha ren san bu qu by Wang Lifeng
Winners of Sixth Mao Dun Literature Award (2005):
Zhang Juzheng by Xiong Zhaozheng
Wu zi by Zhang Jie
Li shi de tian kong by Xu Guixiang
Xing xiong shi dai by Liu Jianwei
Dong cang ji by Zong Pu
Winners of Seventh Mao Dun Literature Award (2008):
Qin qiang by Jia Pingwa
E'erguna He you an by Chi Zijian
Hu guang shan se by Zhou Daxin
An suan by Mai Jia