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Qiao Ye

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Qiao Ye

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1972-01-01 (Xiuwu, Henan, China)
Nationality
China
Languages
Mandarin Chinese

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1996-
Affiliations
Henan Writers' Association (vice-chair)
Memberships
Henan Writers' Association

Awards

Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
Result: 受賞
Novel Monthly Baihua Award (12th)
Organization: Novel Monthly
Result: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize (5th) — National Outstanding Novella Award
Category: 中篇小説
Organization: Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Mao Dun Literature Prize (11th)
2023
Work: Baoshui
Category: 長編小説
Organization: Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Lonely Paper Lantern

1996 Novella

A novella exploring loneliness and fragments of everyday life, published as an early major work.

LonelinessEveryday life

Sit to My Left

1998 Essay collection

A collection of essays reflecting on daily life, memory, and interpersonal relationships.

MemoryHuman relationships

The Slowest Thing Is Living

2005 Novella collection

A collection of novellas focusing on life, death, and the passage of time; recognized in major literary prize contexts.

Life and deathTime

I Really Love You

2004 Novel

A multi-part novel originally published in nine volumes and 36 chapters; a meticulous portrayal of human relationships and emotional change.

LoveFamilyChange

Marriage Mutual Aid Group

2007 Novel

A novel about marriage and community, examining contemporary matrimonial ties and individual relationships.

MarriageSociety

Negative (Film)

2008 Novel

A novel using photography and memory as motifs; notable for intertwining past and present narratives.

MemoryPhotography

Record of Demolishing Buildings

2012 Long-form non-fiction

A long-form nonfiction work focusing on urban development and evictions, addressing contemporary social issues in China.

UrbanizationSocial issues

Confession Letter

2013 Novel

A novel exploring guilt and forgiveness, questioning morality and personal conscience.

GuiltForgiveness

Baoshui

2022 Novel

A novel that won the 11th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2023, regarded as an important contemporary Chinese literary work.

Social changeMemory

She Was Once an Angel

2024 Short story collection

A collection of short stories portraying diverse characters and transformations within daily life.

TransformationHuman relations

Bibliography

  • The Lonely Paper Lantern (1996)
  • Sit to My Left (1998)
  • The Slowest Thing Is Living (2005)
  • I Really Love You (2004)
  • Marriage Mutual Aid Group (2007)
  • Although, But (2007)
  • Negative (2008)
  • Record of Demolishing Buildings (2012)
  • Confession Letter (2013)
  • Waking in the Deep Night (2014)
  • Let Yourself Have Light (2015)
  • Danjiao (2015)
  • The Homemaker (2016)
  • Record of Hidden Pearls (2017)
  • Suddenly I Know (2018)
  • She (2019)
  • Baoshui (2022)
  • She Was Once an Angel (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Delicate, observational prosePsychological depiction through fragments of daily life
Recurring Motifs
Memory and the pastLoneliness and everyday life

Legacy

Regarded as one of contemporary China's notable female writers and a leader within regional writers' associations. Winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize for the novel Baoshui, recognized as an important contemporary Chinese author.

Academic Societies

  • Henan Writers' Association

Trivia

  • Born in 1972 in Xiuwu, Henan.
  • Won the 11th Mao Dun Literature Prize for the novel Baoshui (announced 2023).
  • Serves as vice-chair of the Henan Writers' Association.