Shi Tiesheng
Shi Tiesheng was a prolific and celebrated Chinese author, best known for his story Life of a String which was the basis of the Chen Kaige film of the same name. He was paralyzed in an accident at the age of 21, during his work as a sent-down youth. He developed uremia in 1998 and required dialysis until he died in 2010 of cerebral hemorrhage.
Known for
WritingBirthday
January 4, 1951Deathday
December 31, 2010Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
3Place of birth
Beijing, ChinaAlso known as
Tiesheng Shi, 史铁生