Bi Feiyu
Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇 |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Xinghua, Jiangsu, China |
Resting place | Nanjing |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Nationality | Chinese |
Alma mater | Yangzhou Normal College |
Period | 1987 - present |
Genre | novel |
Notable works | Three Sisters |
Notable awards | 3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 Three Sisters 8th Mao Dun Literary Prize 2011 Tuina |
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Bi Feiyu (Chinese: 毕飞宇; pinyin: Bì Fēiyǔ, born 1964) is a Chinese writer.[1] His works are known for their complex portrayal of the "female psyche."[1] He has won some of the highest literary awards in China. He also wrote the screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad.[1]
Biography
Bi was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu Province in 1964. His name Feiyu means "one who flies across the universe". He lives in Nanjing.[1]
Critical reception
Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera (青衣), translated by Howard Goldblatt, was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize,[2] while Three Sisters (玉米, 玉秀, 玉秧), also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize.[3] In China, his awards include twice winning the Lu Xun Literary Prize; and the 2011 Mao Dun Prize, the highest national literary award, for Massage.[1]
Selected works in translation
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chitralekha Basu and Song Wenwei. "From absurdity to reality", China Daily, Jan 12, 2012
- ↑ Bi Feiyu’s ‘The Moon Opera’ selected for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize long-list
- ↑ Bi Feiyu. The Man Asian Literary Prize
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Writers from Taizhou, Jiangsu
- International Writing Program alumni
- Mao Dun Literature Prize laureates
- Chinese male novelists
- People's Republic of China novelists
- 20th-century Chinese novelists
- 21st-century Chinese novelists