Ma Shitu

Ma Shitu (Chinese: 马识途; pinyin: Mǎ Shítú; born 14 January 1915) is a retired Chinese politician and novelist. He was president of Sichuan Writers Association.[1]

Ma Shitu
BornMa Qianmu
(1915-01-14) January 14, 1915
Zhong County, Sichuan, China
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Alma materNational Central University
National Southwestern Associated University
Period1945-2020
GenreNovel
Notable worksTen Amazing Stories
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬識途
Simplified Chinese马识途
Ma Qianmu
Traditional Chinese馬千木
Simplified Chinese马千木
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Biography

Ma was born in Shibao Township, Zhong County, Sichuan, on January 14, 1915. In July 1936, he entered National Central University, where he majored in the Department of Chemical Engineering. During school days, he joined the underground party organization of the Communist Party of China. In March 1938 he joined the Communist Party of China. He founded the Public Newspaper with Hu Sheng in Hankou, Hubei. In 1939 he was appointed party secretary of Western Hubei District. Because the party organization was destroyed by the Kuomintang, he fled to Chongqing in 1941 and then was accepted to National Southwestern Associated University. In 1946 he became party secretary of Chuankang District.

After founding of the Communist State in 1949, he served successively as deputy director of the Organization Department of the CPC Western Sichuan District Committee, director of the Construction Department of Sichuan, director of the Construction Commission, secretary of the party group of the Southwest Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission. He joined the China Writers Association in 1962. In 1972, he was deputy head of the Propaganda Department of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, and served until 1978, when he was appointed vice president of the Chengdu Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and its party branch secretary. On July 5, 2020, in Chengdu, Sichuan, Ma announced that he would no longer write.[2]

He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress.

Personal life

Ma was twice married. His first wife was killed by the Kuomintang.[3]

Works
  • 马识途文集 [Collected Works of Ma Shitu] (in Chinese). Chengdu, Sichuan: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. 2018. ISBN 9787541146848.
  • 在地下 [Underground] (in Chinese). Chengdu, Sichuan: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. 2019. ISBN 9787541154058.
  • 找红军 [Looking for the Red Army] (in Chinese). Chengdu, Sichuan: Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. 2019. ISBN 9787541154041.
  • 夜谭十记 [Ten Amazing Stories] (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. 1983.
  • 夜谭续记 (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. 2020. ISBN 9787020139262.
  • 西窗琐言 (in Chinese). Suzhou, Jiangsu: Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House. 2019. ISBN 9787559436061.

Adaptations

His fiction, Stealing Official Position (盗官记), was made into a phenomenally successful film by Jiang Wen in 2010.[4]

References
  1. Xu Zhongzhi (徐忠志) (2009-03-05). 与时代同行 为人民写作——访老作家马识途. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. Ma Zhongling (2020-07-05). 106岁作家马识途宣布封笔，作品曾被改编为《让子弹飞》！. ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. Wang Mengmeng (王萌萌) (2018-10-19). 104岁马识途:“我们党找到了当代最好的带路人”. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. Shao Ling (邵岭) (2010-12-28). 马识途《盗官记》 如何“让子弹飞”？. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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