en Dream of the Red Chamber Award

Dream of the Red Chamber Award
Dream of the Red Chamber Award
Country	Hong Kong
Presented by	Hong Kong Baptist University
Reward(s)	HK$300,000
First awarded	2006
Website	http://redchamber.hkbu.edu.hk/

The Dream of the Red Chamber Award: The World's Distinguished Novel in Chinese (紅樓夢獎：世界華文長篇小說獎) is a biennial novel prize presented by Hong Kong Baptist University recognizing Chinese language fiction published both within China, and also internationally.^[1] Although the prize is named after the famous Qing novel Dream of the Red Chamber, works do not need to have any relationship to that novel.

Winners and nominees

Year	Judging panel	Result	Author	Work
1st 2006
	Chen Sihe Hualing Nieh Engle Huang Ziping Joseph Lau Shiu-ming William Tay David Der-wei Wang
		Winner	Jia Pingwa	The Shaanxi Opera (秦腔)^[2]
		Jury Awards	Dung Kai-cheung	The History of the Adventures of Vivi and Vera (天工开物‧栩栩如真)
			Jade Y. Chen	Sea God's Clan (海神家族)
			Liu Xinglong	Gate of Heaven (圣天门口)
		Highly Recommended	Fan Wen	Breeding Land (水乳大地)
			Ning Ken	Gate of Silence (沉默之门)
			Yang Zhijun	Mastiffs of the Plateau (藏獒)
2nd 2008
	Chen Sihe Hualing Nieh Engle Huang Ziping Ssu-ma Chung-yuan David Der-wei Wang Jia Pingwa
		Winner	Mo Yan	Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (生死疲劳)^[3]
		Jury Awards	Chu T’ien-wen	The Revelation of the Words of a Witch (巫言)
			Dung Kai-cheung	Histories of Time (时间繁史‧哑瓷之光)
			Wang Anyi	The Age of Enlightenment (启蒙时代)
		Highly Recommended	Zhang Wei	Songs from the Forest (刺猬歌)
			Cao Naiqian	There's Nothing I Can Do When I Think of You Late at Night (到黑夜想你没办法)
			Tie Ning	Stupid Flower (笨花)
3rd 2010
	Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chou Ying-hsiung Huang Ziping David Der-wei Wang Mo Yan
		Winner	Luo Yijun	Tangut Inn (西夏旅館)^[4]
		Jury Awards	Li Yung-ping	Sailing Up the Big River (大河尽头)
			Diao Dou	Chronicle of My Brother Diao Bei (我哥刁北年表)
			Bi Feiyu	Massage (推拿)
		Highly Recommended	Hon Lai-chu	Grey Blossom (灰花)
		Highly Recommended	Zhang Ling	Gold Mountain Blues (金山)
4th 2012
	Michael Berry Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Luo Yijun
		Winner	Wang Anyi	Scent of Heaven (天香)^[1]
		Jury Awards	Jia Pingwa	Old Kiln (古炉)
			Yan Lianke	The Four Books (四书)
			Ge Fei	The Last Spring in Jiangnan (春尽江南)
		Highly Recommended	Li Zishu	The Age of Goodbyes (告別的年代)
		Highly Recommended	Geling Yan	Criminal (陆犯焉识)
5th 2014
	Michael Berry Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Wang Anyi
		Winner	Wong Bik-Wan	Children of Darkness (烈佬传)^[5]
		Jury Awards	Yan Lianke	The Explosion Chronicles (炸裂志)
		Jury Awards	Su Tong	Shadow of the Hunter (黄雀记)
		Highly Recommended	Han Shaogong	The Book of Day and Night (日夜书)
			Liu Zhenyun	I Did Not Kill My Husband (我不是潘金莲)
			Ye Guangqin	The Matchmaker (状元媒)
6th 2016
	Michael Berry Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Wong Bik-Wan
		Winner	Yan Lianke	The Day the Sun Died (日熄)^[6]
		Jury Awards	Xu Zechen	Jerusalem (耶路撒冷)
		Jury Awards	Kan Yao-ming	The Girl and the Woodcutter (邦查女孩)
		Highly Recommended	Chi Zijian	On the Mountain Summit (群山之巅)
			Chan Koonchung	The Second Year of Jianfeng: An Alternative History of New China (建丰二年：新中国乌有史)
			Wu Ming-yi	The Stolen Bicycle (单车失窃记)
7th 2018
	Michael Berry Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Yan Lianke
		Winner	Liu Qing	History through Words (唇典)^[7]
		Jury Awards	William Lien	The Green Cicada (青蚨子)
		Jury Awards	Ge Fei	Longing for the Spring Wind (望春风)
		Highly Recommended	Liu Zhenyun	Strange Bedfellows (吃瓜时代的儿女们)
			Wang Ting-kuo	Yesterday’s Rain (昨日雨水)
			Zhang Ling	A Single Swallow (劳燕)
8th 2020	Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Carlos Rojas Liu Qing
		Winner	Chang Kuei-hsing	When the Wild Boars Cross the River (野猪渡河)
		Jury Awards	Alai	Chronicle of Cloud Village (云中记)
			Dung Kai-cheung	Beloved Wife (爱妻)
			Luo Yijun	Superman Kuang (匡超人)
		Highly Recommended	Xi Xi	Weaverbird (织巢)
		Highly Recommended	Hu Ching-fang	Islands (群岛)
9th 2022	Chen I-chih Chen Sihe Chung Ling Huang Ziping Carlos Rojas Chang Kuei-hsing
		Winner	Kan Yao-ming	Becoming Bunun (成为真正的人)
		Jury Awards	Dung Kai-cheung	Posthuman Comedy (后人类喜剧)
			Chan Koonchung	Zero Point Beijing (北京零公里)
			Yan Lianke	A Chinese Story (中国故事)
		Highly Recommended	Yan Lianke	Heart Sutra (心经)
		Highly Recommended	Chen Yao-chang	Dawn of Formosa (岛之曦)
10th 2024	Chung Ling Huang Ziping Ngan Shun-kau Carlos Rojas Shiu Wen-wei Wang Yao Kan Yao-ming
		Winner	Ge Liang	Food is Heaven (燕食记)
		Jury Awards	Ku Yu-ling	Margins of Time (余地)
		Jury Awards	Lin Bai	Beiliu (北流)
		Highly Recommended	Yan Lianke	Chronicles from the Liaozhai Studio (聊斋本纪)
			Chung Wenyin	Tears of Trees (木泪)
			Qiao Ye	Baoshui Village (宝水)

References

^ ^a ^b "Wang Anyi's Scent of Heaven wins 4th Dream of the Red Chamber Award". South China Morning Post. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "Chinese writers who have won an int'l award - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ 麥田出版 (ryefield). "第二屆紅樓夢獎莫言《生死疲勞》摘冠 @ 麥田出版 :: 痞客邦 ::". 麥田出版 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "台湾作家骆以军《西夏旅馆》获第三届"红楼梦奖"". www.cice.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "浸大公佈第五屆「紅樓夢獎」得獎名單本港作家黃碧雲以《烈佬傳》贏得首獎 - 浸大新聞". bunews.hkbu.edu.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "閻連科憑《日熄》獲紅樓夢獎首獎 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "第七届红楼梦奖揭晓，刘庆《唇典》获首奖". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

Official Site in English

[:0-1] "Wang Anyi's Scent of Heaven wins 4th Dream of the Red Chamber Award". South China Morning Post. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[2] "Chinese writers who have won an int'l award - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[3] 麥田出版 (ryefield). "第二屆紅樓夢獎莫言《生死疲勞》摘冠 @ 麥田出版 :: 痞客邦 ::". 麥田出版 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[4] "台湾作家骆以军《西夏旅馆》获第三届"红楼梦奖"". www.cice.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[5] "浸大公佈第五屆「紅樓夢獎」得獎名單本港作家黃碧雲以《烈佬傳》贏得首獎 - 浸大新聞". bunews.hkbu.edu.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[6] "閻連科憑《日熄》獲紅樓夢獎首獎 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[7] "第七届红楼梦奖揭晓，刘庆《唇典》获首奖". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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