Yu Xiaohui (; born 1949) is a Chinese novelist.
Yu is a member of the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...
and
China Writers Association
China Writers Association or Chinese Writers Association (CWA, ) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Liter ...
. She shared the
Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize () is a prize for novels, established in the will of prominent Chinese writer Mao Dun (for which he personally donated 250,000 RMB) and sponsored by the China Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of t ...
with her husband
Sun Li in 1991.
Biography
Yu was born in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
in 1949.
She worked in
Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps in 1968.
She graduated from
Tianjin Normal University in 1974. After graduation, Yu worked in Tianjin Art Academy () and Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine () as a teacher.
Yu started to publish novels in 1981. She joined the
China Writers Association
China Writers Association or Chinese Writers Association (CWA, ) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Liter ...
in 1991.
Works
Novels
* ''Rhapsody of Metropolis'' () (co-author: Sun Li)
** English translation: ''Metropolis'' translated by David Kwan. Beijing: Panda Books, 1992.
* ''Wishing We Last Forever'' () (co-author: Sun Li)
Awards
* ''Rhapsody of Metropolis'' – 3rd
Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize () is a prize for novels, established in the will of prominent Chinese writer Mao Dun (for which he personally donated 250,000 RMB) and sponsored by the China Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of t ...
(1991)
Personal life
Yu married novelist
Sun Li, they co-wrote the novels ''Rhapsody of Metropolis'' and ''Wishing We Last Forever''.
References
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1949 births
Tianjin Normal University alumni
Writers from Shanghai
Living people
Chinese women novelists
Mao Dun Literature Prize laureates