Yu Xiaohui (Chinese: 余小惠; pinyin: Yú Xiǎohuì; born 1949) is a Chinese novelist.[1][2] Yu is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and China Writers Association. She shared the Mao Dun Literature Prize with her husband Sun Li in 1991.[1][2]
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Native name | 余小惠 |
Born | 1949 (age 72–73) Shanghai, China |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Alma mater | Tianjin Normal University |
Period | 1981–present |
Genre | Novel |
Notable works | Rhapsody of Metropolis |
Notable awards | 3rd Mao Dun Literature Prize 1991 Rhapsody of Metropolis |
Spouse | Sun Li |
Yu was born in Shanghai in 1949.[1][2] She worked in Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps in 1968.[1][2] She graduated from Tianjin Normal University in 1974. After graduation, Yu worked in Tianjin Art Academy (天津工艺美术学院) and Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (天津中医学院) as a teacher.[1][2] Yu started to publish novels in 1981. She joined the China Writers Association in 1991.[1][2]
Yu married novelist Sun Li, they co-wrote the novels Rhapsody of Metropolis and Wishing We Last Forever.[1][2]
Mao Dun Literature Prize | |
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1st (1982) |
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2nd (1985) | |
3rd (1991) | |
4th (1997) |
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5th (2000) |
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6th (2005) |
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7th (2008) |
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8th (2011) |
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9th (2015) |
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10th (2019) |
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