Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Ling Li
リン・リー
Ling Li
Aliases:
曾黎力 / Zeng Lili
Pen Names:
Ling Li（Pen name used in literary career）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-02-13 （Yan'an, Shaanxi, China）
- Died
- 2018-07-18 （Beijing, China） age 76
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Yan'an (birthplace) → Beijing (base of activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Historian
- Active Years
- 1978-2018
- Affiliations
- Beijing Writers Association (vice chairman), Chinese Writers Association (member, 6th committee)
- Memberships
- Chinese Writers Association, Beijing Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University) | — | — | — | — | China |
PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University)
Country:
China
After graduating she worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, then transferred to the Institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University to pursue scholarship and writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mao Dun Literary Prize | Young Emperor | — | Chinese literary organizations | winner |
| 2000 | Lao She Literary Award | Guan River of Broken Dreams | — | Lao She Literary Award organization | winner |
| 1999 | Yao Xueyin Historical Novel Prize | Guan River of Broken Dreams | — | Yao Xueyin Prize organization | winner |
Mao Dun Literary Prize
1991
Work:
Young Emperor
Organization:
Chinese literary organizations
Result:
winner
Lao She Literary Award
2000
Work:
Guan River of Broken Dreams
Organization:
Lao She Literary Award organization
Result:
winner
Yao Xueyin Historical Novel Prize
1999
Work:
Guan River of Broken Dreams
Organization:
Yao Xueyin Prize organization
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Lao She Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2000) Winner
Works
Major Works
Young Emperor
1987 Historical novelA historical novel focusing on power and human fate; considered one of the author's major works.
historypowercharacter study
Guan River of Broken Dreams
1999 Historical novelA historical epic portraying the clash between individuals and their times; it received multiple literary awards after publication.
historyindividual vs. eramemory
Bibliography
- Young Emperor
- Guan River of Broken Dreams
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic, detail-oriented style grounded in historySubtle psychological portraiture
- Recurring Motifs
- power and fatehistorical upheaval and the individual
Legacy
Ling Li transitioned from a missile engineer to a historical novelist and gained recognition for her research-based epics. She won major Chinese literary awards such as the Mao Dun Prize and the Lao She Award, and is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Chinese historical fiction.
Academic Societies
- Chinese Writers Association
- Beijing Writers Association
Trivia
- Her birth name was Zeng Lili.
- After graduation she worked as a missile engineer for 12 years.
- Notable works include Young Emperor and Guan River of Broken Dreams.