Li Xintian (writer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Xintian (Chinese: 李心田; pinyin: Lǐ Xīntián; January 1929 – 3 July 2019) was a Chinese novelist best known for his novels The Sparkling Red Star and Two Little Fighters.^[1]

Li Xintian
Native name	李心田
Born	January 1929 Suining County, Jiangsu, China
Died	July 3, 2019(2019-07-03) (aged 90) Jinan, Shandong, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	East China Military and Political University
Period	1953–2019
Genre	Novel
Notable works	The Sparkling Red Star Two Little Fighters

Biography

Li was born in Suining County, Jiangsu Province, in January 1929. He started to publish works in 1953. His first stage play, Little Eagle, was published in 1961. That same year, his novellas Two Little Fighters was published. This was made into a phenomenally successful film in 1978. After graduating from East China Military and Political University, he joined the People's Liberation Army, becoming a civilian cadre in Jinan Military Region. His most influential work The Sparkling Red Star was published in 1970, and was adapted into a successful film. In 1979 he joined the China Writers Association. He died in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, on July 3, 2019.^[2]

Works

Novel

• Dreaming for 3000 years
• Thirty Years of Marriage
• Bridge in Dream
• A Pulsating Flame^[3]
• Ten Self-portraits

Novellas

• Two Little Fighters^[4]
• The Sparkling Red Star^[5]
• Blue Star on the Roof^[6]

Screenplay

• Sparkling Red Star (1974)