Xi Murong
Xi Murong 席慕蓉 | |
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| Born | October 15, 1943 |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan Normal University, Royal College of Arts |
| Occupations | Poet, painter |
| Spouse | Liu Haibei (劉海北) |
| Children | son: Liu Ankai (劉安凱) daughter: Liu Fangci (劉芳慈) |
| Relatives | father: Xi Zhenduo mother: Yue Zhufang sister: Phyllis Gomda Hsi |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese, Mongolian |
| Period | 1981–present |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable work | Qilixiang (《七里香》) |
Xi Murong or Hsi Muren[1] (Chinese: 席慕容; pinyin: Xí Mùróng; born 1943) is a writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Seven Miles of Fragrance (七里香; Qīlǐ Xiāng)[1] and Unregrettable Youth[a] (無怨的青春; Wúyuàn de Qīngchūn).[2]
Personal life
On 15 October 1943, Xi was born in Chongqing.[1] She moved to Hong Kong with her family in 1949, and then to Taiwan in 1953.
In 1959, Xi entered the National Taiwan Normal University, majoring in fine art. In 1963, she graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, and started teaching at Taipei Renai Middle School.
In 1964, Xi entered the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Belgium, where she studied oil painting. In February 1966, she held her first art exhibition in Brussels.
In 1974, Xi held her first art exhibition in Taiwan.
In 1976, Xi participated in the Union Novel Prize where she won an award.[3]
Writing
1979: Drawing Portray
1981: Qi Li Xiang
1982: Traces of Growth
1983: Regardless Youth
1987: Nine Works of Time
1988: In the Far Away Place
1992: Song of River
1997: Prairie of Time
2011: Name as Poetry[4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Also translated as Regretless Youth and Blameless Youth.
References
- 1 2 3 "Poet | Xi Mu-rong". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ Ying, Li-hua (2010). Historical dictionary of modern Chinese literature. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8108-5516-8.
- ↑ "席慕容简介".
- ↑ "席慕锟斤拷锟斤拷品". Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
External links
- Poetry works
- A Blossoming tree Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine The English translation of one of her most famous poems.
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- Taiwanese people of Mongolian descent
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- 21st-century Taiwanese women writers
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