Yearender: Ten most talked-about newsmakers in 2015

Updated: 2015-12-31 06:36

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Yearender: Ten most talked-about newsmakers in 2015

Chinese author Liu Cixin wins the Hugo Award for Best Novel. [Photo/IC]

Winner: Liu Cixin

Chinese writer Liu Cixin became the first Asian author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, receiving the 2015 honor for his book, The Three-Body Problem, on Aug 23.

The book is the first in a trilogy in which the entire solar system is flattened into two dimensions in an apocalyptic battle between humans and aliens. The Chinese editions of the trilogy saw sales surpass 2 million and the works have been translated into English.