Chi Li (born 30 May 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in

Wuhan Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...

. She graduated from the department of Chinese literature at

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; 武汉大学) is a key comprehensive public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is directly affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The un ...

in 1986. The setting for some of her stories is Changtangkou () 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

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

. 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'' (), 1990

References

1957 births Short story writers from Hubei Living people People from Xiantao Wuhan University alumni International Writing Program alumni Chinese women novelists Chinese women short story writers 20th-century Chinese short story writers 20th-century Chinese women writers {{China-writer-stub