Bi Feiyu (, born 1964) is a Chinese writer.Chitralekha Basu and Song Wenwei

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's 1996 film ''

Shanghai Triad ''Shanghai Triad'' is a 1995 Chinese crime-drama film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. The script is written by Bi Feiyu based on Li Xiao's 1994 novel ''Rules of a Clan'' (门规). The film is set in the criminal underworld of ...

''.

Biography

Bi was born in

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Province in 1964. His name Feiyu means "one who flies across the universe". He lives in

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Critical reception

Feiyu's novel ''The Moon Opera'' (), translated by

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, was longlisted for the 2008

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, while ''Three Sisters'' (), also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize.Bi Feiyu. The Man Asian Literary Prize
In China, his awards include twice winning the

Lu Xun Literary Prize The Lu Xun Literary Prize (or Lu Xun Literature Prize) 鲁迅文学奖 is a literary prize awarded by China Writers Association. It is one of China's top four literary prizes and is named after Lu Xun and has been awarded every three years since 19 ...

; and the 2011 Mao Dun Prize, the highest national literary award, for ''Massage''.

Selected works in translation

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Awards

In 2011, Bi Feiyu won the Mao Dun Literary Prize for his novel ''

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'', one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. On August 21, 2017, the

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awarded the

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to Bi Feiyu at the General Consulate of France in

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References

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