Yang Yi (author)
Chinese-born novelist
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Yang Yi (simplified Chinese: 杨逸; traditional Chinese: 楊逸; pinyin: Yáng Yì) (born June 18, 1964) is the pen name of Liu Qiao, a Chinese-born novelist who has lived in Japan since 1987.[1]
BornJune 18, 1964
Harbin, China
EducationOchanomizu University
OccupationsNovelist, lecturer
ChildrenTwo
Yang Yi | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1964 Harbin, China |
| Education | Ochanomizu University |
| Occupations | Novelist, lecturer |
| Children | Two |
| Relatives | Chen Tien-shi (cousin) |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Liu Qiao |
| Language | Chinese, Japanese |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize, Bungakukai Newcomer's Prize |
Yang was born in the Chinese city of Harbin and remains a Chinese citizen. In 2008, she won the 139th Akutagawa Prize for her Japanese language novel Tokiga nijimu asa (literally, A Morning When Time Blurs). She is thus far the only Chinese national and, along with Li Kotomi, one of only two non-native Japanese speakers to win the award.
Currently[when?] she is a visiting professor at Kanto Gakuin University[2] and a professor at Nihon University.
