Bi Feiyu
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Bi Feiyu | |||||||
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| Native name | 毕飞宇 | ||||||
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) Xinghua, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Novelist | ||||||
| Language | 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 Massage | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 畢飛宇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 毕飞宇 | ||||||
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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]
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]
