Chi Li
Chi Li (born 30 May 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in Wuhan. She graduated from the department of Chinese literature at Wuhan University in 1986. The setting for some of her stories is Changtangkou (zh-Hans) in Xiantao, Hubei.
Chi Li
- Name
- Chi Li
- Born
- 30 May 1957
- Birthplace
- Xiantao, Hubei, China
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- Wuhan University
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Honours
- Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Short Stories
- Languages
- Chinese
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Chi Li naquit en 1957.
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In 2014, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.
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Key facts
• Name — Chi Li • Native Name — 池莉 • Born — 30 May 1957 • Birthplace — Xiantao, Hubei, China • Occupation — Novelist • Language — Chinese • Education — Wuhan University • Period — 1986 - present • Genre — Novel • Notable Works — Life Show Comes and Goes Don't Talk about Love Chi Li (born 30 May 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in Wuhan. She graduated from the department of Chinese literature at Wuhan University in 1986. The setting for some of her stories is Changtangkou (zh-Hans) in Xiantao, Hubei. In 2014, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.
Works
Works
Chi Li has written a number of novels, including the following: • Life Show, a story about the owner of a small restaurant on Jiqing Street in Wuhan. The book was later made into a movie, also titled Life Show, starring Tao Hong and Tao Zeru. • Comes and Goes, a story of extramarital affairs occurring in Wuhan. TV series of same name starring Pu Cunxin, Lü Liping, Xu Qing, Li Xiaoran. • Don't Talk about Love and The Sun was Born, adapted into TV series Don't Talk about Love. Two antithetical families took totally different attitudes to their children's love. • Good Morning, Lady, adapted to a 20-episode TV series of same name. • Willow Waist • Cold or Hot, It's Good to Live (冷也好熱也好活著就好), 1990
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1141076985, Chi, Li.
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- 1.Leung, Laifong. Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers: Biography, Bibliography, and Critical Assessment. Routledge. 51–55. 2017. 978-0-7656-1760-6.
- 2.Hongwei Lu. TV Romance and Popular Cultural Mood: The Chi Li Phenomenon. The China Review. Chinese University Press. 6. 1. 125 ff. 2006. 1680-2012.
- 3.Chi Li, a Special Figure among Chinese Writers.
- 4.2014 Resident Participants The International Writing Program. iwp.uiowa.edu.
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