Bi Feiyu
| Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1964 (age 51–52) 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 |
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
- 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 2 3 4 5 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 Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Bi Feiyu. The Man Asian Literary Prize Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.