Li Jie (), more commonly known by her

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, born 11 July 1974 in

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. Her first work in print was the 2000

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''Goodbye Vivian''. She is nicknamed "Flower in the Dark" by her readers due to her novels' themes of loneliness and isolation. Her work appears in Chinese magazines ''Harvest'', ''Writers'' and ''Elle''. She lives in

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Works

* ''Goodbye Vivian'' * ''The Flower across the Bank'' * ''Two and Three Matters'' * ''Lotus'' * ''Padma''

Media adaptations

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'' (2016 film) starring

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based on Qiyue and Ansheng (七月与安生) *'' Another Me'' (2019 television series) starring

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based on Qiyue and Ansheng (七月与安生) *''Beautiful Reborn Flower'' (2019 television series) starring Song Weilong,

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, and Li Xin'ai based on The Flower across the Bank (彼岸花) *''Endless Summer'' (an upcoming film) starring

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based on August Never Ends (八月未央)

References

External links

Profile
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www.chinese-shortstories.com

Fiction by Li Jie at WorldCat
Living people 1974 births Pseudonymous women writers Chinese women short story writers Chinese romantic fiction writers Writers from Ningbo Women romantic fiction writers 20th-century Chinese women writers 21st-century Chinese women writers Chinese women novelists People's Republic of China novelists 20th-century Chinese short story writers 21st-century Chinese short story writers People's Republic of China short story writers Short story writers from Zhejiang 20th-century pseudonymous writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers {{China-writer-stub