Chi Li

In 2014, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.

• 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.

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