Liu Cixin – Chinese science fiction writer of the 20th–21st centuries, best known for The Three-Body Problem trilogy, which won the Hugo Award and global acclaim. Trained as an engineer, he combines scientific precision with cosmic-scale imagination. His work introduced Chinese sci-fi to the world, bridging East and West.
🌌 Worked as a power plant engineer before becoming a full-time writer. 📖 His Three-Body Problem trilogy has been translated into dozens of languages and became a global hit. 🏆 First Chinese author to win the Hugo Award (2015). 💡 Often compared to Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov. 🎬 His work inspired both a Chinese film and Netflix’s 3 Body Problem series. 📚 Blends hard science with philosophy and questions about civilization’s fate. 🚀 Known for “hard science fiction” on a cosmic scale. 👨💻 Began publishing in Chinese sci-fi magazines in the 1990s. 🌍 Believes science fiction should think in terms of civilizations and epochs. 😮 His childhood during the Cultural Revolution influenced his themes deeply. 😄 Jokes that his engineering mindset helps him “build universes without calculation errors.”