Cao Wenxuan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cao Wenxuan
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Cao Wenxuan in 2020
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| Native name |
曹文轩
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| Born | January 1954 (age 71) Yancheng, Jiangsu, China |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Period | 1983–present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Grass House Bronze and Sunflower |
| Notable awards | 19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing 1999 The Grass House Huabiao Award 1998 The Grass House 14th Tehran International Film Festival - the Golden Butterfly Prize |
Cao Wenxuan (simplified Chinese: 曹文轩; traditional Chinese: 曹文軒; pinyin: Cáo Wénxuān) is a famous Chinese writer. He was born in January 1954. He is best known for writing amazing books for children.
Cao Wenxuan is a professor at Peking University. He also helps lead the Beijing Writers Association. His stories are so good that they have been translated into many languages. These include English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean.
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About Cao Wenxuan
Cao Wenxuan was born in 1954 in a place called Yancheng in Jiangsu, China. He started studying at Peking University in 1974. He began publishing his first stories in 1983.
Winning the Hans Christian Andersen Award
In April 2016, Cao Wenxuan won a very special prize. It was the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's writing. This was a huge deal because he was the first Chinese author to ever win it!
The judges who gave him the award said he writes beautifully. They noted how he tells stories about kids facing big challenges. They also said his own tough childhood helped him write these deep stories. He received his award in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20, 2016. His acceptance speech was called "Literature: Another Form of Housebuilding."
One of his book series is Dingding and Dangdang (2012). It tells the story of two brothers with Down syndrome living in a small Chinese village. This series was chosen as one of the best books for young people with disabilities in 2015.
Amazing Books by Cao Wenxuan
Cao Wenxuan has written many popular books. Here are some of his well-known works:
Novels for Young Readers
- 1997 The Grass House (Chinese: 草房子)
- 2005 Bronze and Sunflower (Chinese: 青铜葵花)
- 2012 Dingding and Dangdang (Chinese: 丁丁当当，黑痴白痴)
- 2015 Firebrand (Chinese: 火印)
- 2016 Dragonfly Eyes (Chinese: 蜻蜓眼)
Picture Books for Children
- Feather (Chinese: 羽毛)
- Chrysanthemum Doll (Chinese: 菊花娃娃)
- Last Leopard (Chinese: 最后一只豹子)
- A Big Fish Swims East (Chinese: 一条大鱼向东游)
Awards and Special Mentions
Cao Wenxuan's books have won many awards. These awards show how important and loved his stories are.
- Hans Christian Andersen Award 2016: This is one of the highest honors for children's authors.
- The Grass House: This book won several awards. These include the Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing and the Huabiao Award. It also won the Golden Butterfly Prize at the Tehran International Film Festival.
- Bronze and Sunflower: This book also received many honors. It was a New York Times Notable Children's Book in 2017. The English translation won the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation.
- Dingding and Dangdang: This series was recognized as an outstanding book for young people with disabilities.
Books Made into Movies
One of Cao Wenxuan's books has been made into a movie:
- The Grass House (Chinese: 草房子)
Two more of his books, Bronze and Sunflower and Firebrand, are also being made into movies.
