Ling Li
Zeng Lili (曾黎力; 13 February 1942 – 18 July 2018), better known by her pen name Ling Li, was a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an. Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province.
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Ling Li
- Name
- Ling Li
- Birth Name
- Zeng Lili (曾黎力)
- Born
- 13 February 1942
- Birthplace
- Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
- Died
- 18 July 2018
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- Xidian University
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Honours
- Mao Dun Literature Prize · Lao She Literary Award
- Languages
- Chinese
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Zeng Lili (曾黎力; 13 February 1942 – 18 July 2018), better known by her pen name Ling Li, was a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an. Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province.
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She graduated from PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University). Having worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, she transferred to the institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University and became a scholar. She was the vice chairman of the Beijing Writers Association, and a member of Chinese Writers Association's 6th committee. She was awarded the Lao She Literary Award in 2000.
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• Name — Ling Li • Native Name — 凌力 • Birth Name — Zeng Lili (曾黎力) • Born — 13 February 1942 • Birthplace — Yan'an, Shaanxi, China • Died — 18 July 2018 • Place of death — Beijing • Occupation — Novelist • Language — Chinese • Education — Xidian University • Period — 1978–2018 • Genre — Novel • Subject — Historical novel • Notable Works — Young Emperor Guan River of Broken Dreams
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• Young Emperor (少年天子) • Guan River of Broken Dreams (zh-Hans) • 暮鼓晨钟 • 星星草 • 倾城倾国
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• 1991, Mao Dun Prize
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