Lao She Literary Award
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Edition 5 (2014) Winner
Jiang Yun
ジアン・ユン
Jiang Yun
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-01-01
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, essayist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa (International Writing Program) | Writers' Program | International Writing Program | — | 2002 | United States |
University of Iowa (International Writing Program)
Writers' Program
/ International Writing Program
Period:
2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Participant in a short-term residency (International Writing Program, 2002)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lu Xun Literary Prize | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| — | Lao She Literary Award | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| — | Yu Dafu Prize for Fiction | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
Lu Xun Literary Prize
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Lao She Literary Award
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Yu Dafu Prize for Fiction
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beloved Tree
short story / novellaA sensitive short story exploring family and memory, intersecting local community life and individual inner experience.
familymemoryrural community
Translations
- "Beloved Tree" (trans. Charles Laughlin) — included in By the River: Seven Contemporary Chinese Novellas (University of Oklahoma Press, 2016)
The Red Detachment of Women
novella / novella-length fictionA story set against revolution and the role of women, depicting tensions between the collective and the individual, politics and private life.
revolutionwomencollective vs individual
Translations
- _The Red Detachment of Women_ (trans. Annelise Finegan and Mingyuan Hu; Hermits United, 2023)
Translations of Works
- "Beloved Tree" (trans. Charles Laughlin) — included in By the River: Seven Contemporary Chinese Novellas (2016)
- _The Red Detachment of Women_ (trans. Annelise Finegan and Mingyuan Hu, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realism in contemporary Chinese literaturedelicate psychological depictionnarrative embedding social context
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and the pastfemale perspectiveseveryday life in rural communities
Legacy
Jiang Yun is recognized for her contemporary Chinese short and novella-length fiction, having won multiple domestic literary prizes. Her works have been translated into English, and she participated in international writer exchange programs such as the University of Iowa's IWP.
Academic Societies
- International Writing Program (University of Iowa) alumni
Archives
- VIAF / ISNI / authority control records
Trivia
- Participated in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2002.
- Some works have been translated into English with significant translations published in 2016 and 2023.