Gu Hua

Luo Hongyu (, born June 20, 1942 ), better known by his pen name Gu Hua , is a Chinese author. His writings concern rural life in the mountainous area of southern Hunan of which he was very familiar. In 1988 he emigrated to Canada. It was the third top-selling novel to ever win that prize, selling over 850,000 copies. and even the Thomas Hardy of Hunan," although Perry Link (professor of Chinese at the University of California) disagreed that Gu is comparable to those talents.

His novel, Virgin Widows (Chen Neu) deals with outmoded views of chastity and adultery. He published a new anthology of his poetry in 2015 and a novel, Beijing Relics, in 2016.

List of Works 1981 Furong zhen, trans. by G. Yang as A Small Town Called Hibiscus, 1983 1982 Paman Qingteng Oe Muwu, 1982, trans. as Pagoda Ridge and Other Stories, 1986 1986 Xin ge jing, 1986 1984 Gu Hua Zhongpian Xiaoshuoji, trans. as Collected Novellas of Gu Hua 1984 Jiejie Zhai, trans. as Sisters' Village 1985 Gu Hua Xiaoshuo Xuan, trans. as Selected Novels of Gu Hua 1985 Chen Neu, trans. by H. Goldblatt as Virgin Widows, 1997 Other books published in Chinese Screenplays of own novels