Ye Wenling

Ye Wenling (simplified Chinese: 叶文玲; traditional Chinese: 葉文玲; pinyin: Yè Wénlíng; born 4 November 1942) is a Chinese novelist and politician.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Ye was a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Ye Wenling was born in Chumen Town, Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province in 1942. She has a brother, Ye Peng (Chinese: 叶鹏).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ye published her first short stories A Couple of Things (Chinese: 夫妻间的小风波) and Seven Cents (Chinese: 七角钱) when she was 13 years old.^[1][2]

In 1957, Ye enrolled in the Huangyan High School (Chinese: 黄岩高中), but she dropped out when her brother Ye Peng was labeled as a rightist by the government. Later, Ye worked in kindergarten and factory in the day and wrote short stories at night. She published her short stories Xuemei and Me (Chinese: 我和雪梅), Love Thy Neighbours (Chinese: 两家亲) and Fenghuang A'jiao (Chinese: 凤凰阿娇) in East Sea (Chinese: 东海).^[1][2]

From 1966 to 1976, during the Cultural Revolution, Ye published her short story When The Monthly Plan Was Finished (Chinese: 当月计划完成的时候) in the Literature and Art Works (Chinese: 文艺作品选).^[1][2]

In 1977, Ye published her short stories Danmei (Chinese: 丹梅), Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve (Chinese: 飘雪的除夕) and The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (Chinese: 年饭) in the People's Literature.^[1][2]

In 1979, Ye joined the China Writers Association and worked in Henan Literature and Art Association.^[1][2]

In 1980, Ye wrote the short stories Xinxiang (Chinese: 心香), The Cane Chair (Chinese: 藤椅) and The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Chinese: 毋忘草). In the same year, she won the National Excellent Short Story Award.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In 1986, Ye moved to Hangzhou and worked for the Zhejiang Writers Association.^[1][2]

In 1990, Ye became the vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.^[1][2]

In 1992, Ye served as the president of the Zhejiang Writers Association and the president of Mao Dun Faculty of Arts.^[1][2]

From 1990 to 1995, Ye published novels Wumenggu (Chinese: 无梦谷), Wuweichuan (Chinese: 无桅船) and Wuyoushu(Chinese: 无忧树).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Works

Long-gestating novels

• Wumenggu (Chinese: 无梦谷)
• Wuweichuan (Chinese: 无桅船)
• Wuyoushu(Chinese: 无忧树)

Short stories

• A Couple of Things (Chinese: 夫妻间的小风波)
• Seven Cents (Chinese: 七角钱)
• Xuemei and Me (Chinese: 我和雪梅)
• Love Thy Neighbours (Chinese: 两家亲)
• Fenghuang A'jiao (Chinese: 凤凰阿娇)
• Danmei (Chinese: 丹梅)
• Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve (Chinese: 飘雪的除夕)
• The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (Chinese: 年饭)
• Xinxiang (Chinese: 心香)
• The Cane Chair (Chinese: 藤椅)
• The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Chinese: 毋忘草)

Awards

• National Excellent Short Story Award (1980)^[1][2][3]
• Chinese Culture Creation Outstanding Achievement Award (1995, New York City)^[1][2][3]
• Lu Xun Literary and Art Prize (1997)^[1][2][3]

Personal life

In 1962, Ye married Wang Keqi (Chinese: 王克起) in Neixiang County, Henan Province, Wang was a graduate student at Fudan University.^[1][2][3]

References