Chinese Intellectuals: Current Portraits
Born in 1953 in Beijing, Ma Jia’s schooling was interrputed by the Great Proletarian Revolution, during which he learned oil painting. In 1969 he was “sent down” to Heilongjiang for six years of reeducation. He then entered Beijing University and majored in Chemistry. After graduation, he joined the art division of the Labor Daily, where he began composing dramas. Since 1982, he has published over ten works in long and medium-length novels and dramas.
