Mao Dun Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Sun Li
スン・リー
Sun Li
Aliases:
孙胜利 (Sun Shengli)
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-10-16 （Guangxi, China）
- Died
- 2010-05-09 （Tianjin, China） age 60
- Nationality
- China
- Languages
- Chinese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1984-2010
- Affiliations
- China Writers Association
- Memberships
- Chinese Communist Party, China Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianjin Normal University | — | — | — | — | China |
Tianjin Normal University
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
China
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mao Dun Literature Prize | Metropolis | — | China Writers Association | 受賞 |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
1991
Work:
Metropolis
Organization:
China Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rhapsody of Metropolis (co-authored with Yu Xiaohui)
1991 NovelA novel portraying the relationships and conflicts of people living in a rapidly urbanizing China. Co-authored with Yu Xiaohui.
urbanizationsocial changehuman relationships
Translations
- English translation: Metropolis translated by David Kwan. Beijing: Panda Books, 1992.
Wishing We Last Forever (co-authored with Yu Xiaohui)
NovelA co-authored novel. Precise publication year and page count are not available.
timehuman emotions
Bibliography
- Rhapsody of Metropolis (co-authored)
- Wishing We Last Forever (co-authored)
Translations of Works
- Metropolis (English translation by David Kwan, Panda Books, 1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist depictionsocial novel
- Recurring Motifs
- urban vs rural contrastindividual vs society
Legacy
Sun Li was known in contemporary Chinese fiction and received the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1991 for the co-authored novel 'Metropolis'. He was recognized for social novels about urbanization and for his collaboration with his wife and co-author Yu Xiaohui.
Academic Societies
- China Writers Association
Trivia
- Birth name was Sun Shengli (孙胜利).
- Worked in the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps in 1969.
- Won the 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1991 for 'Metropolis'.
- Married to novelist Yu Xiaohui; they collaborated on several works.