National Book Award for Translated Literature
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Edition 4 (2021) Nominee
Liu Yong
Liu Yong
Aliases:
格非
Pen Names:
Ge Fei（Pen name as novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-08-22 （Dantu District, Jiangsu, China）
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
- Residence History
- Dantu District, Jiangsu → Beijing
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
- Affiliations
- Tsinghua University
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges, William Faulkner, Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Nominations
- National Book Award for Translated Literature 2021 Finalist (Peach Blossom Paradise)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East China Normal University | — | Chinese literature | — | — | China |
East China Normal University
Chinese literature
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
China
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dream of the Red Chamber Award | The Last Spring in Jiangnan | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | Lu Xun Literary Prize | The Invisibility Cloak | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | Lao She Literary Award | The Invisibility Cloak | — | — | Winner |
| 2015 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Jiangnan Trilogy | — | Chinese Writers Association | Winner |
Dream of the Red Chamber Award
2012
Work:
The Last Spring in Jiangnan
Result:
Winner
Lu Xun Literary Prize
2014
Work:
The Invisibility Cloak
Result:
Winner
Lao She Literary Award
2014
Work:
The Invisibility Cloak
Result:
Winner
Mao Dun Literature Prize
2015
Work:
Jiangnan Trilogy
Organization:
Chinese Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Peach Blossom Paradise
2004 NovelThe first book of the Jiangnan Trilogy, exploring the concept of utopia with many allusions to Dream of the Red Chamber.
UtopiaDream of the Red ChamberHistory
Translations
- Canaan Morse (New York Review Books, 2020)
My Dream of the Mountain and River
2007 NovelSecond book of the Jiangnan Trilogy.
DreamLandscape
The Last Spring in Jiangnan
2011 NovelThird book of the Jiangnan Trilogy.
JiangnanSpring
The Invisibility Cloak
2012 NovellaA satirical novella set in contemporary Beijing.
Modern societyInvisibility
Translations
- Canaan Morse (New York Review Books, 2016)
Bibliography
- The Enemy (1990)
- The Banner of Desire (1995)
- Peach Blossom Paradise (2004)
- My Dream of the Mountain and River (2007)
- The Last Spring in Jiangnan (2011)
- Moonfall on the Deserted Temple (2019)
- Remembering Mr. Wu You (1986)
- Flock of Brown Birds (1988)
Translations of Works
- Peach Blossom Paradise (trans. Canaan Morse, 2020)
- The Invisibility Cloak (trans. Canaan Morse, 2016)
- Flock of Brown Birds (trans. Poppy Toland, 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-gardeExperimental narrativeMetafiction
- Recurring Motifs
- LabyrinthMemoryTranscending history
Legacy
Considered one of the most significant Chinese avant-garde writers of the 1980s and 1990s. Won the Mao Dun Literature Prize for the Jiangnan Trilogy and serves as a professor.