Bi Feiyu

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Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇
Bi Feiyu
Born	1964 (age 49–50) Xinghua, Jiangsu
Resting place	Nanjing
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Yangzhou Normal College
Period	1987 - present
Genres	novel
Notable work(s)	Three Sisters
Notable award(s)	3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 Three Sisters 8th Mao Dun Literary Prize 2011 Tuina

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Bi.

Bi Feiyu (Chinese: 毕飞宇; pinyin: Bì Fēiyǔ, born 1964 in Xinghua, Jiangsu) is a Chinese writer. He is a resident of Nanjing.^[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.

Biography

His name, Feiyu means "one who flies across the universe". He also wrote the screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad.^[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]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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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Name	Bi, Feiyu
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Short description	Chinese writer
Date of birth	1964
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