Su Tong
Su Tong (simplified Chinese: 苏童; traditional Chinese: 蘇童; pinyin: Sū Tóng, (born January 23, 1963 in Suzhou [1]) is the pen name of Chinese writer Tong Zhonggui (童忠贵 Tóng Zhōngguì). He was born in Suzhou and is now based in Nanjing.
He entered into the Department of Chinese of Beijing Normal University in 1980 and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now the vice president of Jiangsu Writers Association.[2] Known for his controversial writing style, Su is one of the most acclaimed novelists in China.[3]
Work
He has written seven full-length novels and over 200 short stories, some of which had been translated into English, German, Italian and French.[4]
He is best known for his book Wives and Concubines in the West, published in 1990. The book was adapted into the film, Raise the Red Lantern by director Zhang Yimou. The book has since been published under the name given to the film. His other works available in English translation are Rice, My Life as Emperor, Binu and the Great Wall (tr. Howard Goldblatt), Madwoman on the Bridge and Other Stories, Tattoo: Three Novellas and The Boat to Redemption, also translated by Goldblatt.
In 2009, he was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize for his work The Boat to Redemption, the second Chinese writer to win the prize.[5]
In 2011, Su Tong was nominated to win the "Man Booker International Prize."[6]
References
- ↑ Hua Li, Contemporary Chinese Fiction by Su Tong and Yu Hua: Coming of Age in Troubled Times (BRILL, 2011) p90
- ↑ http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/fwzj/writer/98.shtml
- ↑ http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1331354/1.html
- ↑ http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1331353/1.html
- ↑ Lam, Tiffany (18 November 2009). "Road to Redemption: Su Tong's literary smash", CNNGo.
- ↑ "Three Asian authors make the Man Booker International Prize shortlist". Asia Pacific Arts. 04/05/2011.
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