[citation needed] Wang Meng has published over 60 books since 1955, including six novels, ten short-story collections, as well as other works of poetry, prose and critical essays.

[citation needed] In 1956 Wang published a controversial piece, "The Young Newcomer in the Organizational Department" (组织部来了个年轻人).

[2] In an article in The New Yorker,[3] critic Jianying Zha asked, 'Is China's most eminent writer a reformer or an apologist?'

in response to the criticism of Wang Meng's public lecture at the Frankfurt International Book Fair on October 18, 2009.

[citation needed] On 27 June 2015 at the United International College's 7th Graduation Ceremony in Zhuhai, Wang Meng was rewarded with the Honorary Fellowships.