Bi Feiyu

Bi Feiyu
毕飞宇
Born 1964 (age 53–54)
Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Residence Nanjing
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 Massage

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. 1 2 3 4 5 Chitralekha Basu and Song Wenwei. "From absurdity to reality", China Daily, Jan 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Bi Feiyu’s ‘The Moon Opera’ selected for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize long-list Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Bi Feiyu. The Man Asian Literary Prize Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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