Bi Feiyu
| Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇 | |
|---|---|
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Bi Feiyu | |
| Born |
1964 (age 50–51) Xinghua, Jiangsu |
| 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 |
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]
Selected works in translation
- Massage. Translators Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin. Melbourne: Penguin. February 2015. ISBN 978-0-67-008097-7.
- Three Sisters. Translators Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin. London: Telegram. June 2010. ISBN 9781846590238.
- The Moon Opera. Translators Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin. London: Telegram. November 2007. ISBN 978-0-15-101294-7.
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