王雨

Notable works
Peopling SichuanThe Opening of the PortThe Opening of Ports

16 written works

About the author

Wang Yu is a Chinese author known mainly for his full-length novels. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the sixteen works included in the collection, his writing tends to focus on social history and local life, with a clear sense of regional character and historical depth. Representative works such as Tian Sichuan (Filling Sichuan), Kaibu (Opening the Port), Xiang Si Er Sheng (Living Toward Death), Shibati, and Bei (The Stele) either trace the historical processes of migration and urban opening, or portray the ups and downs of ordinary people amid life, death, and change. His style leans toward realism, using specific characters and scenes to carry a long historical span. His works are often classified as quality fiction and social fiction, indicating sustained engagement with long-form narrative and social themes. It should be noted that public information about Wang Yu's personal experience and creative career remains very limited; the above introduction is based mainly on the themes and categories of his collected works.

Written (16)

Being Toward Death cover
Rating 3.6
Being Toward Death 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2025 Born to Die tells the story of Yu Shuaiqi, a patient with cerebral palsy, and his fight against his illness, narrated in the first person. The protago…
Living Toward Death (Revised Edition) cover
Rating 3.6
Living Toward Death (Revised Edition) 王雨 · 2025 "Born Toward Death" is narrated in the first person and tells the story of Yu Shuaiqi, a patient with cerebral palsy, and his struggle against illness…
The Survival Wisdom of Animals and Plants cover
Rating 3.2
The Survival Wisdom of Animals and Plants 王雨 · 2025 The Survival Wisdom of Animals and Plants is a popular-science book exploring the wondrous survival strategies of living things. Delving into every co…
The Library and I: Essays for the 90th Anniversary of the Chongqing University Library cover
Rating 3.2
The Library and I: Essays for the 90th Anniversary of the Chongqing University Library 王雨 / 杨新涯 Chongqing University Press · 2024 On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chongqing University Library, a themed essay campaign titled "My Library" was launched …
Peopling Sichuan cover
Rating 3.8
Peopling Sichuan 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2023 Set against the background of migration to fill Sichuan, the novel opens with the protagonist Ning Xi leaving Fujian for Sichuan on a thousand-mile jo…
The Opening of Ports cover
Rating 3.7
The Opening of Ports 王雨 人民文学出版社,重庆出版社 · 2023 The main storyline follows Ning Chengzhong's sustained struggles and compromises to safeguard national sovereignty and the interests of the people, pa…
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Rating 3.6
Eighteen Stairs 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2023 The people and region of Chongqing are uniquely warm-hearted; only by digging through the thick loess can one discover the roots of Chongqing people. …
The Stele cover
Rating 3.5
The Stele 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2023 In the mountain city cradled by the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, childhood friends Tu Jiaying, Li Jiang, Yuan Zhehong, Ning Xiaoyuan, and Liu Cheng gro…
Water Dragon cover
Rating 3.0
Water Dragon 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2023 The novel *Water Dragon* begins at the Chongqing river port and in the shipwreck chapter of the Three Gorges, following the protagonist Zheng Shuilong…
The Opening of the Port cover
Rating 3.8
The Opening of the Port 王雨 People's Literature Publishing House · 2022 In the summer of 1874, the thirteenth year of the Tongzhi reign, Ning Chengzhong, supervisor of the Kuiguan customs, does something he finds most sati…
Bloodline cover
Rating 3.5
Bloodline 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 Blood—the blood that no one can do without for a single moment of life—forges friendships, gives rise to trouble, and seals marriages in this twisting…
Stele cover
Rating 3.5
Stele 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 The novel Bei (Stele) offers a uniquely novel perspective, engagingly presenting the protagonist's extraordinary life experiences, twists and turns of…
Filling Sichuan cover
Rating 3.5
Filling Sichuan 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 The novel opens with the Kangxi Emperor's edict to repopulate Sichuan, issued as the province lay desolate, and follows the protagonist Ning Xi as she…
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Rating 3.4
Soul of the Long River 王雨 / 黄济人 Writers Publishing House · 2022 The novel *Soul of the Long River* chronicles the arduous, brilliant, and legendary life journey of Lu Zuofu, general manager of Minsheng Company, who…
Flying Across the Pacific cover
Rating 3.3
Flying Across the Pacific 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 The novel offers a multifaceted, humanized portrayal of the protagonist, Dean Xia Kun. During his stay in the United States, he encounters Shi Yingqi,…
Water Dragon cover
Rating 3.2
Water Dragon 王雨 Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 The novel Water Dragon opens with the port of Chongqing being opened to trade and a shipwreck in the Three Gorges. Its protagonist, Zheng Shuilong, re…

Publishers

People's Literature Publishing House人民文学出版社,重庆出版社Writers Publishing HouseChongqing Publishing HouseChongqing University Press