Liang Yusheng
Chen Wentong | |
|---|---|
| Pen name | Liang Yusheng (Chinese: 梁羽生) |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Genre | wuxia |
| Notable works | Bride with White Hair (白发魔女传) |
Liang Yusheng (Chinese: 梁羽生; pinyin: Liáng YǔShēng) (born 5 April 1926) is the penname of Chen Wentong (simplified Chinese: 陈文统; traditional Chinese: 陳文統; pinyin: Chén Wéntǒng), a famous wuxia novelist born in Mengshan, Guangxi, China.
Over his writing career, he has created a total of 36 martial arts novels, of which The Bride with White Hair (simplified Chinese: 白发魔女传; traditional Chinese: 白髮魔女傳; pinyin: báifà mó nǚ chuán) and Lofty Waters Verdant Bow (simplified Chinese: 云海玉弓缘; traditional Chinese: 雲海玉弓緣; pinyin: yúnhǎi yù gōng yuán) are the most famous. He was also been described as the founder of modern wuxia fiction. Many of his novels have been made into TV shows and movies. As a multitalented writer interested in history and literature, he wrote columns, critiques and essays under different names including Liang Hueru and Fong Yuning.
In August 2004, he was granted an Honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong's Lingnan University, from where he originally graduated in 1948 in Economics. [1]. A 2005 Hong Kong film, Seven Swords (simplified Chinese: 七剑; traditional Chinese: 七劍; pinyin: qī jiàn), was an adaptation based on one of his works.
He is currently living in Sydney.
List of works by Liang Yusheng
Arranged according to the stories' historical backgrounds.
- Nü Di Qi Ying Zhuan (女帝奇英传)
- Da Tang You Xia Zhuan (大唐游侠传)
- Long Feng Bao Cha Yuan (龙凤宝钗缘)
- Hui Jian Xin Mo (慧剑心魔)
- Wu Lin Tian Jiao (武林天骄)
- Kuang Xia Tian Jiao Mo Nü (狂侠天骄魔女)
- Fei Feng Qian Long (飞凤潜龙)
- Ming Di Feng Yun Lu (鸣镝风云录)
- Feng Yun Lei Dian (风云雷电)
- Huan Jian Qi Qing Lu (还剑奇情录)
- Ping Zong Xia Ying Lu (萍踪侠影录)
- San Hua Nü Xia (散花女侠)
- Lian Jian Feng Yun Lu (联剑风云录)
- Han Hai Xiong Feng (瀚海雄风)
- Guang Ling Jian (广陵剑)
- Sai Wai Qi Xia Zhuan (塞外奇侠传)
- Bai Fa Mo Nü Zhuan aka The Bride With White Hair (白发魔女传)
- Qi Jian Xia Tian Shan aka Seven Swords of Mount Heaven (七剑下天山)
- Jiang Hu San Nü Xia (江湖三女侠)
- Bing Po Han Guang Jian (冰魄寒光剑)
- Bing Chuan Tian Nü Zhuan (冰川天女传)
- Yun Hai Yu Gong Yuan (云海玉弓缘)
- Bing He Xi Jian Lu (冰河洗剑录)
- Feng Lei Zhen Jiu Zhou (风雷震九洲)
- Xia Gu Dan Xin (侠骨丹心)
- You Jian Jiang Hu (游剑江湖)
- Mu Ye Liu Xing (牧野流星)
- Tan Zhi Jing Lei (弹指惊雷)
- Jue Sai Chuan Feng Lu (绝塞传烽录)
- Jian Wang Chen Si (剑网尘丝)
- Huan Jian Ling Qi (幻剑灵旗)
- Wu Dang Yi Jian (武当一剑)
- Long Hu Dou Jing Hua (龙虎斗京华)
- Cao Mang Long She Zhuan (草莽龙蛇传)
See also
External links
- Liang Yusheng
- Liang Yusheng - The Pioneer
- WuxiaWorld - WuxiaWorld Site devoted to Wuxia literature, films, TV Series, and translations.
- WuxiaSociety - (formerly known as Wuxia Mania forum) - The only english wuxia portal, discuss & read translation of Liang Yusheng's works in English
- The Wanderer Chronicles (萍踪侠影录) - Read a chapter-by-chapter English summary of Liang Yusheng's Ping Zong Xia Ying Lu (via WuxiaSociety.org - formerly known as wuxiamania.phorumz.com)
- Seven Swords Novel Translation English Summary translation of the "Seven Swords" (updated August 27, 2007) done by Yenchin of Wuxiasociety.org
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