Liu Cixin
| Liu Cixin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 June 1963 Yangquan, Shanxi, China |
| Occupation | Science fiction writer, engineer |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Hard science fiction |
| Notable works | Three-Body trilogy |
Liu Cixin (simplified Chinese: 刘慈欣; traditional Chinese: 劉慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, IPA: [li̯ǒu̯ tsʰɨ̌ɕín]; born 1963) is a Chinese science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award (China's most prestigious literary science fiction award) and winner of the Hugo Award. Liu's work is considered hard science fiction. In English translations of his works, his name is given in the form Cixin Liu.
Liu Cixin was born on 23 June 1963 in Yangquan, Shanxi. Liu's parents worked in a mine in Shanxi. Due to the violence of the Cultural Revolution he was sent to live in his ancestral home in Luoshan County, Henan. Liu received technical training from North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, graduating in 1988. He has worked as a computer engineer for a power plant located in Yangquan, Shanxi.
Liu's most famous work, The Three-Body Problem, was published in 2007. It was translated into English by Ken Liu and published by Tor Books in November 2014, and won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He was the first Asian writer to win "Best Novel".
A film adaptation of The Three-Body Problem is scheduled to be released in 2017.
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