Xia Yan (playwright)
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Xia Yan (Chinese: 夏衍; pinyin: Xià Yǎn; Wade–Giles: Hsia Yen; 30 October 1900 – 6 February 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter,[1] and China's Deputy Minister of Culture between 1954 and 1965.[2]
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Native name | 夏衍 |
Born | Shen Naixi (1900-10-30)30 October 1900 Yuhang County, Zhejiang |
Died | 6 February 1995(1995-02-06) (aged 94) Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China |
Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, translator |
Language | Chinese |
Nationality | Chinese |
Education | Zhejiang Industrial School |
Alma mater | Zhejiang University |
Period | 1935-1995 |
Genre | Drama, novel |
Notable works | Under the Eaves of Shanghai The Fascist Bacillus |
Spouse | Cai Shuxin (m.1930-?) |
Children | Shen Ning (daughter) Shen Danhua (son) |
Relatives | Shen Xueshi (father) Xu Xiusheng (mother) |
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Among the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yan, the most renowned include Under the Eaves of Shanghai (1937) and The Fascist Bacillus (1944). Today the Xia Yan Film Literature Award is named in his honour.