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Edition 5 (2007) Winner
Qiao Ye
チャオイエ
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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Novel Monthly Baihua Award (12th) | — | — | Novel Monthly | 受賞 |
| — | Lu Xun Literary Prize (5th) — National Outstanding Novella Award | — | 中篇小説 | Lu Xun Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Mao Dun Literature Prize (11th) | Baoshui | 長編小説 | Mao Dun Literature Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 11 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Lonely Paper Lantern
1996 NovellaA novella exploring loneliness and fragments of everyday life, published as an early major work.
Sit to My Left
1998 Essay collectionA collection of essays reflecting on daily life, memory, and interpersonal relationships.
The Slowest Thing Is Living
2005 Novella collectionA collection of novellas focusing on life, death, and the passage of time; recognized in major literary prize contexts.
I Really Love You
2004 NovelA multi-part novel originally published in nine volumes and 36 chapters; a meticulous portrayal of human relationships and emotional change.
Marriage Mutual Aid Group
2007 NovelA novel about marriage and community, examining contemporary matrimonial ties and individual relationships.
Negative (Film)
2008 NovelA novel using photography and memory as motifs; notable for intertwining past and present narratives.
Record of Demolishing Buildings
2012 Long-form non-fictionA long-form nonfiction work focusing on urban development and evictions, addressing contemporary social issues in China.
Confession Letter
2013 NovelA novel exploring guilt and forgiveness, questioning morality and personal conscience.
Baoshui
2022 NovelA novel that won the 11th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2023, regarded as an important contemporary Chinese literary work.
She Was Once an Angel
2024 Short story collectionA collection of short stories portraying diverse characters and transformations within daily life.
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.