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1. His main works are literary collections: Melancholy Pastoral, Red Gourd, Rose Valley, Following Eternity, Triangle Land, etc. Novels such as Goats Don't Eat Paradise Grass, Straw House, Red Tile, Root Bird, Polished Rice, Bronze Sunflower, etc.
2. A large number of works have been translated and introduced abroad, and Red Tiles and Black Tiles, Straw House and some short stories have been translated into English, French, Japanese and Korean respectively. ?
3. Won more than 30 academic awards and literary awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level. Among them, Soong Ching Ling Literature Gold Award, Bing Xin Literature Award, National Book Award and Golden Rooster Award for Best Screenplay. In 2004, he was nominated for the International Andersen Award. He has given many speeches in various places.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Cao Wenxuan (contemporary writer, Professor Peking University)