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

Chen Zhongshi, author of Bai lu yuan (White Deer Village), in Shaanxi in November 2008