About Xu Xingye
Lived 1917 – 1990 (aged 72–73). Xu Xingye was a Chinese writer.
Xu Xingye (; 1917 – 1990) was a Chinese novelist. One of his works, Broken Golden Bowl, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, a prestigious literature award in China.
Biography Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in 1917. After graduation, he worked in Shanghai.
Personal life Xu married Zhou Yunqin , her father was Zhou Zongliang , a rich merchant in Shanghai. The couple had two sons, Xu Yuanzhang and Xu Yuanjian .
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Who was Xu Xingye?
Chinese novelist
When was Xu Xingye born?
Xu Xingye was born in 1917 in Shaoxing.
When did Xu Xingye die?
Xu Xingye died on 22 May 1990 in Shanghai.
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Xu Xingye was a writer.
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Xu Xingye was Chinese.
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