Liu Cixin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Liu Cixin
Liu in 2017
Native name	刘慈欣
Born	(1963-06-23) 23 June 1963 (age 62) Beijing, China
Occupation	Science fiction writer computer engineer
Alma mater	North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
Period	1989–present
Genre	Science fiction
Notable works	Remembrance of Earth's Past
Notable awards	Galaxy Award; Hugo Award

Liu Cixin (Chinese: 刘慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, pronounced roughly "lee-oh tsee-shin"; born 23 June 1963) is a famous Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. He has won many awards for his amazing stories. He won China's Galaxy Award nine times! He also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem. In 2017, he won the Locus Award for his book Death's End. When his books are translated into English, his name is often written as Cixin Liu.

About Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin was born on June 23, 1963, in Beijing, China. He grew up in a place called Yangquan in Shanxi province. His parents worked in mines there. When he was young, he moved to Luoshan County in Henan province because of a difficult time in China's history.

Liu studied at the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power. He graduated in 1988. After college, he worked as a computer engineer at a power plant in Shanxi province.

His Science Fiction Stories

The Hugo Award trophy won by Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin says that English writers like George Orwell and Arthur C. Clarke helped inspire his writing.

His most famous work is The Three-Body Problem, which was first published in 2006. This book is the first part of a series called Remembrance of Earth's Past. An American author named Ken Liu translated the book into English in 2014. This English version won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Liu Cixin was the first author from Asia to win this important award!

Ken Liu also translated the third book in the series, Death's End, in 2016. Death's End was also nominated for the Hugo Award in 2017 and won a Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past series has become very popular in China and around the world. Even Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan praised Liu Cixin's original ideas. Liu's stories often explore big ideas. These include how societies work, new technologies, and how we can protect our planet.

Books Made into Movies and TV Shows

Many of Liu Cixin's stories have been turned into movies and TV shows!

• In January 2023, a TV series based on The Three-Body Problem was released by Tencent Video in China.
• A movie based on The Three-Body Problem was filmed, but its release has been delayed.
• His short story The Wandering Earth was made into a movie called The Wandering Earth. This movie came out in China in 2019 and became one of the highest-grossing films there!
• The science-fiction comedy movie Crazy Alien was inspired by his short story The Village Teacher. It also earned a lot of money at the box office.
• In September 2020, Netflix announced they would make an English-language TV series based on The Three-Body Problem trilogy. Liu Cixin is helping as a consulting producer for this show. It started filming in late 2021 and was released on March 21, 2024.
• A Chinese video sharing website called Bilibili released a series in 2022. It explores the science behind Liu Cixin's science fiction stories.

Films and TV Works

Here are some of the films and TV shows based on Liu Cixin's work:

Personal Life

Liu Cixin is married and has a daughter.

Awards and Achievements

Liu Cixin has won many important awards for his writing:

See also

In Spanish: Liu Cixin para niños