Wang Gang (writer)
Wang Gang | |||
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Born | Shihezi, Xinjiang, China | August 24, 1960||
Language | Chinese | ||
Alma mater | Northwest University | ||
Years active | 1983–present | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 王剛 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 王刚 | ||
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Wang Gang (born 24 August 1960) is a Chinese writer, probably best known for co-writing the screenplays for Feng Xiaogang's The Dream Factory (1997) and A World Without Thieves (2004), both huge box office hits in China.[1] He also wrote novels, one of which has been translated into English.
Works translated into English[]
- English (英格力士). Translated by Martin Merz; Jane Weizhen Pan. Viking Press. 2009 [2004]. ISBN 978-0-670-02059-1.
Filmography[]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Director | Notes |
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1997 | Behind the Moon | 月亮背后 | Feng Xiaogang | based on his novel of the same name |
The Dream Factory | 甲方乙方 | based on the novella You Aren't a Layman (你不是一个俗人) by Wang Shuo | ||
2004 | A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | based on a novelette by Zhao Benfu, co-wrote with Feng, Lin Lisheng, and Chang Chia-lu |
Film awards[]
Year | # | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2005 | 42nd | Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | A World Without Thieves | Won |
References[]
- ^ ""贪钱"的商人作家王刚" (in Chinese). 2009-05-16.
Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Shihezi
- Screenwriters from Xinjiang
- 20th-century Chinese novelists
- 21st-century Chinese novelists
- Chinese male novelists
- Northwest University (China) alumni
- 20th-century Chinese male writers
- 21st-century male writers
- Chinese writer stubs