Chi Zijian - Wikipedia

Chi Zijian - Wikipedia



Chi Zijian
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Chi Zijian
Native name 迟子建
Born 27 February 1964 (age 54)
Mohe, Heilongjiang, China
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Alma mater Daxing'anling Normal College
Northwest University
Beijing Normal University
Lu Xun Literature College
Period 1983 - present
Genre Novel
Notable works The Right Bank of Erguna River
Notable awards 6th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
1993
Lu Xun Literary Prize
1996
Lu Xun Literary Prize
2000
Lu Xun Literary Prize
2007
7th Mao Dun Literature Prize
2008 The Right Bank of Er'guna River

Spouse Huang Shijun (m. 1998–2002) (he died)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chi.

Chi Zijian
Traditional Chinese 遲子建
Simplified Chinese 迟子建

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Chi Zijian (Chinese: 迟子建; born 27 February 1964) is a Chinese novelist.[1] She is best known for her novel The Right Bank of Erguna River which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize(2008), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China.[2][3]



Contents [hide]
1Biography
2Works
2.1Novellas
2.2Short stories
3Awards
4Personal life
5References
6External links


Biography[edit]

Chi was born in Mohe County, Heilongjiang in February 1964. Her father, Chi Zefeng (迟泽凤), was the president of a local school. Chi Zijian was named after his father's idol Cao Zijian, a poet and prince of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period.

Chi entered Daxing'anling Normal College (大兴安岭师范学校) in 1981 and she started to publish novels in 1983.

In 1988, Chi was accepted to Northwest University, majoring in writing. One year later, she attended Beijing Normal University and Lu Xun Literary Institute.

In 1990, Chi joined the Heilongjiang Writers Association.

Her novel, Last Quarter of the Moon, was published in 2005, which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2008.

Chi won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 1996, 2000, and 2007.

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Works[edit]
Novellas[edit]
Manchukuo (《伪满洲国》)
The Right Bank of Erguna River (《额尔古纳河右岸》)
White Snow and Crow (《白雪乌鸦》)
All Night in the World (《世界上所有的夜晚》)
Yellow Chicken and White Wine (《黄鸡白酒》)
Good Night, Rose (《晚安玫瑰》)
Short stories[edit]
Fog, Moon, and the Cattle Pen (《雾月牛栏》)
Qingshui Xichen (《清水洗尘》)
A Jar of Lard (《一坛猪油》)
Awards[edit]
6th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize (1993)
Fog, Moon, and the Cattle Pen - Lu Xun Literary Prize (1996)
Qingshui Xichen - Lu Xun Literary Prize (2000)
All Night in the World - Lu Xun Literary Prize (2007)
The Right Bank of Erguna River - Mao Dun Literature Prize (2008)[3]
Personal life[edit]

In 1998, Chi married Huang Shijun (黄世君), who was the CPC County Committee Secretary of Tahe. In May 2002, Huang died in a car accident.
References[edit]

Jump up^ 迟子建手稿未经授权遭拍卖 . 163.com (in Chinese). 2013.
Jump up^ "Chi Zijian's "Last Quarter of the Moon": The Author's Afterword". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
^ Jump up to:a b "Chi Zijian".
External links[edit]
Chi Zijian on Sina Weibo
Chi Zijian on Tencent Weibo
(in Chinese) 三捧鲁迅文学奖-迟子建：写作让我笑对痛苦