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Sun Li (simplified Chinese: 孙力; traditional Chinese: 孫力; pinyin: Sūn Lì; 16 October 1949 - 9 May 2010) was a Chinese novelist. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a recipient of one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China, the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

Sun Li
Native name	孙力
Born	Sun Shengli (孙胜利) (1949-10-16)October 16, 1949 Guangxi, China
Died	May 9, 2010(2010-05-09) (aged 60) Tianjin
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Tianjin Normal University
Period	1984 - 2010
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Rhapsody of Metropolis
Notable awards	3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize 1991 Rhapsody of Metropolis
Spouse	Yu Xiaohui

Biography

Sun was born in Guangxi in 1949, with his ancestral home in Ding County, Hebei. His birth name was Sun Shengli (孙胜利).[3]

Sun worked in Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps in 1969. Sun graduated from Tianjin Normal University in 1974. He started to publish novels in 1984.[1][3]

Sun died in Tianjin in 2010.[1][3]

Works

Novels

• Rhapsody of Metropolis (都市风流) (co-author: Yu Xiaohui)
  • English translation: Metropolis translated by David Kwan. Beijing: Panda Books, 1992.
• Wishing We Last Forever (但愿人长久) (co-author: Yu Xiaohui)

Awards

• Rhapsody of Metropolis - 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize (1991)

Personal life

Sun married Yu Xiaohui, who is also a famous novelist, they collaborated on the novel, Rhapsody of Metropolis.

References

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