XU Xing 徐星 (b. 1956 in Beijing) is a writer, documentary filmmaker and public intellectual currently residing in Beijing. As a writer he announced his literary presence with a collection of short stories, Variations Without a Theme, that established his iconic status in the new modernist movement in the 1980s. His short stories and novel, All That is Left Is Yours, have been translated into many languages and he has been called the "Chinese Jack Kerouac" by foreign critics. His film work focuses on subjects such as the Cultural Revolution and the poor, marginal, and abject in Chinese history and contemporary society.
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Gift of Xu Xing on October 23, 2015.
This collection was processed by Lauren Galloway, student employee.
The University of Pittsburgh Library System owns copies of Xu's novels and films.
The collection consists of one folder that contains three pages from the manuscript of Chengshi de gushi (City Story).
Xu Xing Manuscript, 1986, SC.2015.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
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