Liu Cixin

1963 -

country of citizenship: People's Republic of China

native language: Chinese

languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese

educated at: North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power

occupation: science fiction writer, engineer, writer

award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel, Seiun Award for Best Translated Novel

influenced by: Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne, Leo Tolstoy

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Liu Cixin (Chinese: 刘慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, pronounced [ljǒʊ tsʰɨ̌ɕín]; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem as well as the 2017 Locus Award for Death's End. He is also a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is a member of China Science Writers Association and the vice president of Shanxi Writers Association. He is sometimes called "Da Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow science fiction writers in China. Source: Wikipedia (en)