Bi Feiyu

Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇
Born	1964 (age 52–53) Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Yangzhou Normal College
Period	1987 - present
Genre	novel
Notable works	Three Sisters
Notable awards	3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 Three Sisters 8th Mao Dun Literary Prize 2011 Tuina

Bi Feiyu (Chinese: 毕飞宇; pinyin: Bì Fēiyǔ, born 1964) is a Chinese writer. His works are known for their complex portrayal of the "female psyche." He has won some of the highest literary awards in China. He also wrote the screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad.

Bi was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu Province in 1964. His name Feiyu means "one who flies across the universe". He lives in Nanjing.

Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera (青衣), translated by Howard Goldblatt, was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, while Three Sisters (玉米, 玉秀, 玉秧), also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize. In China, his awards include twice winning the Lu Xun Literary Prize; and the 2011 Mao Dun Prize, the highest national literary award, for Massage.

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