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Yan Zhen

阎真

Born 1957 · China

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Books on prize lists

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    Mao Dun 2015 · Nominee

    活着之上

    Huozhe zhi shang

    Title translated by AI:“Above Mere Living”

    Yan Zhen · 57 when first published

    Novel · Satire

    AI-generated summary:A university historian with a conscience tries to keep his integrity while colleagues who flatter and scheme rise all around him, in an academic world ruled by money and power.