Rao Xueman

Rao Xueman
Native name
饶雪漫
Born (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972 (age 52)
Zigong, Sichuan, China
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, essayist, blogger
LanguageChinese
Alma materSichuan University of Science and Engineering
Period1986–present
GenreNovel
Notable worksThe Left Ear
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRáo Xuěmàn
Website
blog.sina.com.cn/raoxueman

Rao Xueman (饶雪漫; born 11 December 1972) is a Chinese best-selling author, novelist, and short story writer. She was known for her "Teenage love themed literature".[1][2] She has published more than thirty novels to date.

Biography

[edit]

Rao Xueman was born in Zigong, Sichuan in 1972.[3] She began writing at 14 years old.[2] In 1994, she was admitted to the Sichuan University of Science and Engineering.[4] After graduating from university, Rao Xueman, along with Wu Meizhen (伍美珍) and Yu Yujun (郁雨君), established "Flower Clothes" (花衣裳), the first writer combination in China.[4] Later, she became an editor and host. Now, she is a best-selling author.

Rao Xueman's first "Teenage love themed literature" novel, "The Elfin's Golden Castle" (小妖的金色城堡), was first published in 2004.[5][6]

Her fiction, The Left Ear, was made into a successful film in 2015.[7][8] Secret Fruit was also adapted into a film. A new film based on one of her novels, titled Sandglass, is scheduled for release in 2016.[9][needs update]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Yang Yang (3 August 2018). "Idol's 80's love song inspires author". chinadaily. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b 《饶雪漫:永远写17岁的文字》. Newshoo (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  3. ^ 饶雪漫 (in Chinese). 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  4. ^ a b 《饶雪漫个人资料 职业写手饶雪漫简介》. erenwu.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-05-15.
  5. ^ 饶雪漫. (2011). 小妖的金色城堡 = The elfin's golden castle. Yi lin chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5447-2109-7. OCLC 768984685.
  6. ^ "饶雪漫 Xueman Rao". 豆瓣(手机版). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (April 26, 2015). "'Cinderella' Scores In Japan; 'Home' Lands In China: More International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Clifford Coonan (April 27, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Furious 7' Becomes Highest Grossing Movie Ever". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Kevin Ma (November 26, 2015). "Wallace Chung debuts as director with Sandglass". Film Business Asia. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
[edit]