Bi Feiyu
Bi Feiyu | |||||||
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| Native name | Tất phi vũ | ||||||
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Xinghua, Jiangsu,China | ||||||
| Occupation | Novelist | ||||||
| Language | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | Yangzhou Normal College | ||||||
| Period | 1987 - present | ||||||
| Genre | novel | ||||||
| Notable works | Three Sisters | ||||||
| Notable awards | 3rdLu Xun Literary Prize Man Asian Literary Prize 2010Three Sisters 8thMao Dun Literary Prize 2011Massage | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | TấtPhiVũ | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | TấtPhiVũ | ||||||
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Bi Feiyu(Chinese:Tất phi vũ;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 forZhang Yimou's 1996 filmShanghai Triad.[1]
Biography
[edit]Bi was born inXinghua, JiangsuProvince in 1964. His name Feiyu means "one who flies across the universe". He lives inNanjing.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Feiyu's novelThe Moon Opera(Thanh y), translated byHoward Goldblatt,was longlisted for the 2008Independent Foreign Fiction Prize,[2]whileThree Sisters(Bắp, ngọc tú, ngọc ương), also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010Man Asian Literary Prize.[3]In China, his awards include twice winning theLu Xun Literary Prize;and the 2011Mao Dun Prize,the highest national literary award, forMassage.[1]
Selected works in translation
[edit]- Massage.Translated by Howard Goldblatt;Sylvia Li-chun Lin.Melbourne: Penguin. February 2015.ISBN978-0-67-008097-7.
- Three Sisters.Translated by Howard Goldblatt;Sylvia Li-chun Lin.London: Telegram. June 2010.ISBN9781846590238.
- The Moon Opera.Translated by Howard Goldblatt;Sylvia Li-chun Lin.London: Telegram. November 2007.ISBN978-0-15-101294-7.
Awards
[edit]In 2011, Bi Feiyu won theMao Dun Literary Prizefor his novelMassage,one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China.
On August 21, 2017, theFrench Ministry of Cultureawarded theOrdre des Arts et des Lettresto Bi Feiyu at the General Consulate of France inShanghai.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeChitralekha 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-listArchivedJanuary 2, 2011, at theWayback Machine
- ^Bi Feiyu. The Man Asian Literary PrizeArchivedMarch 1, 2011, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Writer Bi Feiyu awarded French Order of Arts and Letters".China Daily.23 August 2017.Retrieved23 November2018.
