One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences

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One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences [1] is a novel written by Liu Zhenyun from 2006 to 2008. [2] It was awarded the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2011. [3]

The novel has been adapted into a 2016 film Someone to Talk To , directed by Liu Zhenyun's daughter Liu Yulin.

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References

  1. Liu, Zhenyun. One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences. Changjiang Literature and Art Press. ISBN   7535439764.
  2. 刘震云 (March 2009). Yi ju ding yi wan ju一句顶一万句 (in Chinese). 武汉: 长江文艺出版社. p.  362页. ISBN   978-7-5354-3976-5.
  3. 张中江 (2011-08-20). 刘震云莫言等5人作品获第八届茅盾文学奖. 网易新闻 (in Chinese). 中国新闻社. Retrieved 2012-07-28.