２０世纪中国传记文学作为现当代文学不可分割的一部分，这是由传记文学的本质属性及其基本特质决定的。２０世纪中国传记文学具有历史与文学结合的独特品性，其发展大致经历了自觉时期、低谷时期和繁荣时期。本文列举各时期的代表作并分析其特点，指出当代传记文学出现了多元化的格局 As an indivisible part of modern and contemporary literature, Chinese biographical literature in the 20th century is determined by the essential properties of biographical literature and its basic characteristics. The 20th century Chinese biographical literature has the unique character of the combination of history and literature. Its development has generally gone through periods of conscience, trough and prosperity. This article lists the representative works of each period and analyzes their characteristics, pointing out that there is a diversified pattern in contemporary biographical literature