Li Er (novelist)

Li Er (Chinese: 李洱; born 1966) is a Chinese novelist.[1] He is best known for his novel Brother Yingwu which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2019), one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. He is deputy editor-in-chief of Mangyuan magazine and director of the Research Department of the Chinese Modern Literature Museum. His works have been translated into English and German.

Li Er
Born1966 (age 54–55)
Jiyuan, Henan, China
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
Alma materEast China Normal University
Period1987-present
GenreNovel
Literary movementNative-soil literature
Notable worksA Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree
Coloratura
Brother Yingwu
Notable awards10th Mao Dun Literature Prize
2019 Brother Yingwu
ChildrenA son
Chinese name
Chinese李洱
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Biography

Li was born in Jiyuan, Henan, in 1966, the year the ten-year Cultural Revolution broke out. In 1983, he was accepted to East China Normal University, where he majored in Chinese language and literature. In 1987 the year he graduated from university, Li published his first short story Gospel in Guandong Literature, which has obvious magical realism.[2] After university, he taught at Zhengzhou Normal University.[2] In 1993, his novella The Tutor Is Dead was published in Harvest.[2] In 2002, Coloratura was published by People's Literature Publishing House, which explores the fate of the individual in contemporary China and the problematic quest for "historical truth", has been translated into English by Jeremy Tiang.[3][4] In 2005, Coloratura was nominated for the 6th Mao Dun Literature Prize.[2] His other novel, A Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree, was translated into German and attracted German Chancellor Angela Merkel's attention. When Merkel visited China in 2008, she gave it to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as a gift.[5]

Personal life

Li is married and has a son.

Works
  • 应物兄 [Brother Yingwu] (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. 2018. ISBN 9787020147465.
  • 石榴树上结樱桃 [A Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163816.
  • 鬼子进村 [The Imperial Japanese Army Enters the Village] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163786.
  • 花腔 [Coloratura] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163809.
  • 儿女情长 [Be Immersed in Love] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163755.
  • 问答录 [Question and Answer] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163793.
  • 午后的诗学 [Afternoon Poetics] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163779.
  • 导师死了 [The Tutor Is Dead] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163762.
  • 喑哑的声音 [A Hoarse Voice] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. 2017. ISBN 9787532163748.

Awards
  • 2003 Coloratura won the 1st Ding Jun Double Year Prize for Literature
  • Coloratura won the 3rd Red River Literature Award
  • A Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree won the 4th Red River Literature Award and 10th Zhuang Zhongwen Literature Award
  • 2019 Brother Yingwu won the 17th Chinese Literature Media Award[6]
  • 2019 Brother Yingwu won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize[7]

References
  1. Chitralekha Basu; Yang Guang (20 March 2012). "The library of Li Er". chinadaily. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. 茅盾文学奖今公布，获奖者李洱：我这辈子只写三部长篇. eastday.com (in Chinese). 2019-08-16.
  3. Jonathan Power. "Coloratura (Chinese Literature Today Book Series)". nyjournalofbooks. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "July 2019: Li Er". University of Leeds. 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. 李洱巨著《应物兄》 被誉升级版《围城》. sznews.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-04.
  6. Xu Ruidong, ed. (2019-05-27). 第17届华语文学传媒奖出炉，李洱荣获“年度杰出作家”. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese).
  7. 李洱徐则臣梁晓声等五位作家获得第十届茅盾文学奖. 163.com (in Chinese). 2019-08-16.
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