Hao Jingfang | |
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Native name | 郝景芳 |
Born | Tianjin, China | July 27, 1984
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]
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]
Hao is married and has a daughter. [3]
Hao Jingfang | |
---|---|
Native name | 郝景芳 |
Born | Tianjin, China | July 27, 1984
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]
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]
Hao is married and has a daughter. [3]