Hao Jingfang
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Hao Jingfang in 2017
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| 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]
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Biography
Hao Jingfang was born in Tianjin, on July 27, 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 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
Short Stories
- The Last Brave Man (最后一个勇敢的人)
- Invisible Planets (看不见的星球) 2013 (Lightspeed Magazine)
- The New Year Train (过年回家)
Novella
- Folding Beijing (北京折叠) 2015 (Uncanny Magazine)
Novel
- Vagabonds (流浪苍穹). Head of Zeus. 2020 ISBN 978-1982143312.
References
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External links
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- Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text
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- Living people
- Chinese science fiction writers
- 21st-century Chinese novelists
- Chinese women novelists
- Hugo Award-winning writers
- Yaohua High School alumni
- Tsinghua University alumni
- 21st-century Chinese women writers
- Writers from Tianjin
- 1984 births
