Shi Tiesheng
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 4, 1951
Day of Death: December 31, 2010 (60 years old)
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
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.
