Chen Zhongshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chen Zhongshi

Chinese writer

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1942

Place of Birth: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Date of Death: 29-Apr-2016

Profession: screenwriter, writer, politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Chen Zhongshi (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Zhongshí; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author.
He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus White Deer Plain in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997).
In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman).