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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

4

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-01-04

Deathday

2010-12-31 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Beijing, China

Also Known As

  • Tiesheng Shi
  • 史铁生

Shi Tiesheng

Biography

Shi Tiesheng was a prolific and celebrated Chinese author, best known for his story Life of a String which was the basis of the Chen Kaige film of the same name. He was paralyzed in an accident at the age of 21, during his work as a sent-down youth. He developed uremia in 1998 and required dialysis until he died in 2010 of cerebral hemorrhage.

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Life on a String
6.9%

Life on a String

Sep 8, 1991

Death and the Maiden
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Death and the Maiden

Jan 1, 1987

Our Corner
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Our Corner

Jan 1, 1980

Seahorse Dance Hall
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Seahorse Dance Hall

Apr 19, 1993

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1993
Seahorse Dance Hall as Writer
1991
Life on a String as Novel
1987
Death and the Maiden as Writer
1980
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