Liu Cixin came up with a winning sci-fi formula with his novel set in the Cultural Revolution. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Liu Cixin came up with a winning sci-fi formula with his novel set in the Cultural Revolution. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Out of this world: Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin is Asia's first writer to win Hugo award for best novel

Liu Cixin takes out top prize with story of an alien invasion during the Cultural Revolution

Liu Cixin came up with a winning sci-fi formula with his novel set in the Cultural Revolution. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Liu Cixin came up with a winning sci-fi formula with his novel set in the Cultural Revolution. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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