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Sun Li (writer, born 1949)

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Sun Li
Native name
孙力
BornSun Shengli (孙胜利)
(1949-10-16)October 16, 1949
Guangxi, China
DiedMay 9, 2010(2010-05-09) (aged 60)
Tianjin
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Alma materTianjin Normal University
Period1984 - 2010
GenreNovel
Notable worksMetropolis
Notable awards3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991 Metropolis
SpouseYu Xiaohui

Sun Li (simplified Chinese: 孙力; traditional Chinese: 孫力; pinyin: Sūn Lì; 16 October 1949 - 9 May 2010) was a Chinese novelist. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a recipient of one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China, the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

Biography

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Sun was born in Guangxi in 1949, with his ancestral home in Ding County, Hebei. His birth name was Sun Shengli (孙胜利).[3]

Sun worked in Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps in 1969. Sun graduated from Tianjin Normal University in 1974. He started to publish novels in 1984.[1][3]

Sun died in Tianjin in 2010.[1][3]

Works

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Novels

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  • Rhapsody of Metropolis (都市风流) (co-author: Yu Xiaohui)
    • English translation: Metropolis translated by David Kwan. Beijing: Panda Books, 1992.
  • Wishing We Last Forever (但愿人长久) (co-author: Yu Xiaohui)

Awards

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Personal life

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Sun married Yu Xiaohui, who is also a famous novelist, they collaborated on the novel, Metropolis.

References

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  1. ^ a b c 孙力 (1949~2010). China Writers Association (in Chinese).
  2. ^ 追忆孙力:办最好的报纸 做最好的报人. 163.com (in Chinese). 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 悼 著名当代作家孙力同志逝世 享年61岁. Xinmin (in Chinese). 2010.