Li Peifu

Li Peifu
Native name 李佩甫
Born October 1953 (age 63)
Xuchang, Henan
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Henan Radio and Television University
Period 1978 - present
Genre Novel
Notable works The Book of Life
Notable awards 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize
2015 The Book of Life
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Peifu (Chinese: 李佩甫; pinyin: Lǐ Peìfŭ; born October 1953) is a Chinese novelist best known for his novel The Book of Life, which won him China's top literature prize: Mao Dun Literature Prize, in 2015.[1] Li is a member of the Communist Party of China and the China Writers Association. He was selected as a National First-class Writer by the Chinese government, and enjoys the special subsidy of the State Council.[2]

Biography

Li was born into a worker's family, in Xuchang, Henan, in October 1953.[3] He started to publish works in 1978, after the Cultural Revolution. He graduated from Henan Radio and Television University in 1984, where he majored in Chinese language and literature. After graduation, he worked at Xuchang Municipal Bureau of Culture and later became president of the Henan Writers Association and Henan Literature and Art Association.[4] On August 16, 2015, he was awarded the Mao Dun Literature Prize for his novel The Book of Life. His most influential work is The Book of Life, which he finished in 2011, and which won him the prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2015.[5] The Book of Life is also the finale of his Plains Trilogy, after the 1999 Door of the Sheepfold and the 2003 The Light of the Cities.

Works

Novellas

Novels

Telescript

Awards

1994 Zhaung Zhongwen Literature Prize

2012 The Book of Life - People's Literature Award

2015 The Book of Life - Mao Dun Literature Prize

References

  1. Xu Jing (2015-08-19). "How Chinese writers celebrate winning the Mao Dun Literature Prize". Chinadaily.
  2. 河南作家李佩甫获茅盾文学奖. Dahebao (in Chinese). 2015-08-17.
  3. 李佩甫:仍坚信文学的力量. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2015-08-28.
  4. "Li Peifu". China Writers Association.
  5. "Winners of 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize announced". Chinadaily. 2015-08-17.
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