Su Tong
Su Tong (simplified Chinese: 苏童; traditional Chinese: 蘇童; pinyin: Sū Tóng, b. 1963) is the pen name of a Chinese writer born in Suzhou who is now based in Nanjing. His real name is Tong Zhonggui (童忠贵).
He entered into the Department of Chinese of Beijing Normal University in 1980 and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now the vice president of Jiangsu Writers Association.[1] Known for his controversial writing style, Su is regarded as one of the pioneering novelists in China.[2]
He has written seven full-length novels and over 200 short stories, some of which had been translated into English, German, Italian and French.[3]
He is best known for his book Wives and Concubines in the West, published in 1990. The book was adapted into the film, Raise the Red Lantern by director Zhang Yimou. The book has since been published under the name given to the film.
His other works available in English translation are Rice, My Life as Emperor, Binu and the Great Wall (tr. Howard Goldblatt), Madwoman on the Bridge and Other Stories and Tattoo: Three Novellas.
In 2009, he was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize for his work The Boat to Redemption, the second Chinese writer to win the prize.[4]
In 2011, Su Tong was nominated to win the "Man Booker International Prize."[5]
[edit] Reference
- ^ http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/fwzj/writer/98.shtml
- ^ http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1331354/1.html
- ^ http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/3/1/1/1331353/1.html
- ^ Lam, Tiffany (18 November 2009). "Road to Redemption: Su Tong's literary smash", CNNGo.
- ^ "Three Asian authors make the Man Booker International Prize shortlist". Asia Pacific Arts. 04/05/2011. http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?three_asian_authors_make_the_man_booker_international_prize_shortlist_16605.aspx.
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