Hao Jingfang
Hao Jingfang | |
|---|---|
 Hao Jingfang in 2017 | |
| Native name | 郝景芳 |
| Born | July 27, 1984 Tianjin, China |
| Occupation | Economy researcher Novelist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University[1] |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Folding Beijing |
| Notable awards | Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Folding Beijing |
| Children | 1, daughter |
Hao Jingfang (Chinese: 郝景芳; pinyin: Hǎo Jǐngfāng; born 27 July 1984) is a Chinese science fiction writer.[1] She won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Folding Beijing, translated by Ken Liu, at the 2016 Hugo Awards.[1]
Biography
Hao Jingfang was born in Tianjin, on 27 July 1984. After high school, she studied, then worked, at Tsinghua University, in the area of physics.[2] After noticing the economic inequality of China, she studied economics in Tsinghua University, obtained a doctoral degree in 2013, and has worked as a researcher at China Development Research Foundation since then.
In 2002, as a high school student, she won the first prize at the 4th national high school "New Concept" writing competition (新概念作文大赛).[3] In 2016, she won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette for her work Folding Beijing.[4] She became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo Award.[5]
Vagabonds was shortlisted for the 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award.[6]
Personal life
Hao is married and has a daughter.[3]
Original works
Novels
- Vagabonds (流浪苍穹). Head of Zeus. 2020 ISBN 978-1982143312.
- Jumpnauts (宇宙跃迁者). Head of Zeus. 2024 ISBN 978-1534422131.
Novella
- Folding Beijing (北京折叠), first published in Chinese in February 2014 in ZUI Found, first published in English in Uncanny Magazine in January–February 2015, later published in the anthology Invisible Planets, ISBN 978-0765384195
Short stories
- The Last Brave Man (最后一个勇敢的人)
- Invisible Planets (看不见的星球), first published in Chinese in New Science Fiction in February–April 2010, first published in English in Lightspeed Magazine in December 2013, later published in the anthology Invisible Planets, ISBN 978-0765384195
- "The New Year Train" (过年回家), first published in Chinese in January 2017 in ELLE China, first published in English in the anthology Broken Stars, ISBN 978-1250297662
- "Qiankun and Alex" (乾坤和亚⼒), first published 2017 in Mirror of Man, later published in the anthology Sinopticon, ISBN 978-1781088524
References
- ^ a b c Wong, Catherine (August 21, 2016). "Chinese sci-fi writer beats Stephen King for top fiction prize". South China Morning Post. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Tian Chao (2016-08-22). 郝景芳获雨果奖 刘慈欣:很难相信是她写的. Sina (in Chinese).
- ^ a b 郝景芳：不愿意给内心制造一个囚笼. Xdkb.net (in Chinese). 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Chinese sci-fi writer shortlisted for Hugo Award". Chinadaily. 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Female sci-fi writer wins Hugo accolade". Chinadaily. 2016-08-22.
- ^ "'The Animals in that Country' shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award". Books+Publishing. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
External links
- Hao Jingfang on Weibo (in Chinese)
