Once again the British Council, The London Book Fair and the official Market Focus partner organisations have produced a comprehensive brochure. This includes the full listings for the Cultural Programme devised in partnership with the British Council; the Professional Programme; and the China Pavilion events; along with a list of all Chinese writers and publishers attending.

1. China Market Focus 16-18 April 2012

2. Information
The London Book Fair
The London Book Fair Opening Times
Earls Court Exhibition Centre Monday 16 April 2012 09.00 – 18.30
Warwick Road Tuesday 17 April 2012 09.00 – 18.30
London Wednesday 18 April 2012 09.00 – 17.00
SW5 9TA
China Market Focus Contacts
Professional Programme Press Enquiries
The London Book Fair MIDAS Public Relations
Amy Webster Nicola Green
Amy.Webster@reedexpo.co.uk Nicola.Green@midaspr.co.uk
www.londonbookfair.co.uk T +44 (0)20 7361 7860
T +44 (0)20 8910 7872
Cultural Programme Press Enquiries
British Council FMcM Associates
Judith Lüdenbach Fiona McMorrough
Judith.Luedenbach@britishcouncil.org fionam@fmcm.co.uk
www.britishcouncil.org/literature T +44 (0)20 7405 7422
T +44 (0)20 7389 3197
Chinese Authors & Publishers,
China Pavilion Press Enquiries
Chinese Organising Committee Rochester PR Group
General Administration for Press and Joanna Dodd
Publications Joanna.Dodd@rochesterprgroup.co.uk
China Writers’ Association T +44 (0)20 7182 4090
China National Publications Import
& Export (Group) Corporation

3. Contents
China Market Focus 2012 04
Cultural Programme Venue 05
Cultural Programme 06
Professional Programme 12
Chinese Organising Committee events at 16
The London Book Fair
Authors 19
Publishers 52
The London Book Fair 69
British Council 70
Chinese Partners 71
Supporting Partners 72

4. China Market Focus 2012
New Perspectives – New Concepts
The London Book Fair, with its longstanding Market Focus cultural programme
partner the British Council, and this year in partnership with the General
Administration for Press and Publication of China and their delivery partners,
CUPP and CNPIEC, is delighted to welcome the China Market Focus into the
spotlight for 2012.
Since the launch of the China Market Focus programme eighteen months ago,
UK and Chinese publishers and writers have been engaging with each other’s
markets through a number of targeted seminars, delegations and workshops.
This will now culminate in a celebration of contemporary Chinese literature and a
showcase of Chinese publishing that will mark ‘New Perspectives – New Concepts’
in bringing Chinese writing and publishing to the world.
The Market Focus programme aims to strengthen cultural and business
relations, educate the global publishing community about Chinese literature and
contemporary Chinese authors, and help Chinese publishers to promote their
books and literature to an international audience via the fair.
The cultural programme detailed in these pages will showcase the Chinese writers
visiting The London Book Fair through seminars, readings and events in and
around the fair. These provide the opportunity for this new generation of Chinese
writers to discuss topics of relevance in front of an international literary audience
and to meet their international peers. Furthermore it offers the exposure for rights
and export sales from the international publishing community.
The professional programme running concurrently at the fair will offer educational
opportunities for those interested in learning about different aspects of the
Chinese publishing industry. Details of the programme and the participating
Chinese publishers are also included in this brochure.
With the largest publishing output in the world by volume and a dynamic
collection of Chinese writers ready to share their work with an international
audience, now could not be a better time to look at the business, cultural and
collaborative opportunities presented by the China Market Focus 2012, China –
New Perspectives – New Concepts.
We look forward to welcoming you to the programme.
Alistair Burtenshaw Susie Nicklin Liu Binjie
Group Exhibition Director Director Literature Chairman
The London Book Fair British Council Chinese Organising Committee
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5. Cultural Programme Venue
This year the bulk of the Cultural Programme at The London Book Fair will take
place in the Whitehall Room. This is located at the back of Earls Court 2, on the first
floor mezzanine, as shown in the maps below. We look forward to seeing you there.
Overall floor plan for Earls Court
Level one room layout
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6. Cultural Programme
The London Book Fair, Earls Court
Monday 16 April Modern Chinese Masters
11.30 – 12.30 Whitehall Room
Speakers: Annie Baby, Li Er
Chair: Harvey Thomlinson
Join us for the launch of two new books in translation by
Annie Baby and Li Er, together with their translators and
publisher Harvey Thomlinson.
13.00 – 14.00 From Page to Screen
Whitehall Room
Speakers: Yan Geling, Xiaolu Guo, Owen Sheers, Han Dong
Chair: Megan Walsh
Four writers who have celebrated success both on page and
on screen discuss the particular challenges and rewards of
being a writer of fiction as well as a screenwriter.
16.00 – 17.00 A Female Perspective
Whitehall Room
Speakers: Tie Ning, Bi Feiyu
Chair: Rachel Holmes
Two celebrated writers, one male, one female, discuss the
process of creating female characters who reflect the lives
of Chinese women in the recent past.
Tuesday 17 April Publishing Chinese Authors in the UK
10.00 – 11.00 Literary Translation Centre, EC2, LBF
Speakers: Marysia Juszczakiewicz, Julia Lovell, Ra Page
Chair: Ellah Allfrey
Reflecting this year's London Book Fair China Market Focus,
Marysia Juszczakiewicz, founder of the Peony Literary
Agency based in Hong Kong, translator, author and lecturer
at Birkbeck Julia Lovell and Ra Page, founder and Managing
Editor of Comma Press, share with Granta's Deputy Editor
Ellah Allfrey their experiences of bringing contemporary
Chinese literature to the UK and discuss the future of
translated Chinese fiction in British publishing.
11.00 – 12.00 Science Fiction
Whitehall Room
Speakers: A Lai, Liu Cixin, Jonathan Clements
Chair: John Clute
John Clute, science fiction writer and editor of The
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, discusses the genre with
fellow co-editor Jonathan Clements, A Lai, former editor of
Science Fiction World, and acclaimed science fiction writer
Liu Cixin.
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7. 12.30 – 13.30 Ancient Myths in Contemporary Fiction
Whitehall Room
Speakers: A Lai, Tsering Norbu
Chair: Maya Jaggi
A Lai and Tsering Norbu explore why ancient myths
fascinate us until today and how these timeless stories can
be brought into the 21st century.
14.00 – 15.00 Writing for a Digital World
Whitehall Room
Speakers: Annie Baby, A Yi, Canaan Morse,
Naomi Alderman
Chair: Rebecca Swift
Annie Baby and A Yi achieved initial success through posting
their work online, rather than through print publishing. They
consider the effect the digital world has on contemporary
literature and the opportunities it presents to writers globally
together with translator Canaan Morse and novelist and
digital expert Naomi Alderman.
14.00 – 15.30 New Perspectives in Chinese & British Literature
Hampton Room
Speakers: Tie Ning, Liu Zhenyun, Louise Doughty, Mo Yan,
A Lai, Jill Dawson
Chair: Julia Lovell
Join some of the most celebrated Chinese and British
writers as they talk about their work and what it means to be
a writer in China and the UK.
15.30 – 16.30 Chinese Children’s Literature
Whitehall Room
Speakers: Yang Hongying
Chair: Nicolette Jones
British readers are all too aware of the British superstars in
children's literature, such as J.K. Rowling, Michael Morpurgo
or Julia Donaldson. In an attempt to find out more about the
world of Chinese children's literature, one of China's most
popular authors in this genre joins us to discuss her writing.
17.00 – 18.00 The Art of Publishing Literary Magazines
Whitehall Room
Speakers: A Lai, Li Jingze, Eric Abrahamsen, Ou Ning
Chair: John Freeman
New literary magazines, be it online or in print, are being
launched almost on a daily basis in China. Former editor
A Lai, Chutzpah! editor Ou Ning and literary critic
Li Jingze and translator Eric Abrahamsen, both from Pathlight
magazine, share their views on why this format
is experiencing such a surge in popularity.
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8. Wednesday 18 April Contemporary Chinese Poetry
10.00 – 11.00 Whitehall Room
Speakers: Han Dong, Xi Chuan, Pascale Petit
Chair: Michel Hockx
Contemporary Chinese poetry is constantly evolving,
drawing both on the ancient and rich poetic tradition in
China as well as on influences from around the world. Xi
Chuan and Han Dong, two of China’s most celebrated
contemporary poets, read from their work with fellow poet
Pascale Petit and reflect on this evocative and thought-
provoking genre.
11.30 – 12.30 Urban Landscapes
Speakers: Liu Zhenyun, Xu Zechen, Sheng Keyi
Chair: Richard Lea
The ever growing urban landscapes in modern China
are changing the traditional way of life irrevocably. The
challenges posed to many Chinese today of living in these
enormous cities forms the focus of much of Liu Zhenyun’s,
Xu Zechen’s and Sheng Keyi’s work.
14.00 – 15.00 Contemporary China on the Page
Speakers: Chi Zijian, Xinran, Feng Tang
Chair: Rachel Holmes
Chinese society has been undergoing monumental changes
and is constantly evolving under the influence of China’s
changing status in the world. Chi Zijian, Feng Tang and
fellow author Xinran discuss how contemporary literature is
reflecting these transformations and the effect they have on
the life of Chinese people today.
15.30 – 16.30 Rural China
Speakers: Li Er, Mo Yan, Lu Jiande
Chair: Julia Lovell
Amidst rapid urbanization, the rural setting in contemporary
fiction has acquired new meaning in China. Authors Mo Yan
and Li Er debate with literature expert Lu Jiande the role
of life outside the city in contemporary fiction, forming the
background to explorations of tradition and change.
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9. Events in London
Sunday 15 April The New Superpowers
16.00 Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank
Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
Speakers: Feng Tang, Neel Mukherjee
Chair: Maya Jaggi
Neel Mukherjee and Feng Tang discuss the role of the writer
in India and China respectively, as the two countries emerge
as the new global superpowers for 21 century. Feng Tang
divides his time between Hong Kong, Beijing and travelling
internationally. His books show his sharp wit and are written
in the brazen, colloquial language and school-yard slang of
the new urban youth. Neel Mukherjee’s debut novel A Life
Apart tells the story of Ritwik’s flight from the squalor of
Calcutta to urban London. Here he meets the 86 year-old
Anne Cameron, and two lives from opposite ends of the 20
century are brought together.
Tickets: £10, booking line: 0844 847 9910,
or visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Monday 16 April Changing China
18.45 Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP
Speakers: Chi Zijian, Chiew-Siah Tei
Chair: Isabel Hilton
In a rapidly changing China, traditional ways of life are
threatened by modernisation. Two debut authors whose
novels are built on these conflicts will talk about the
struggles of individuals and families as the world changes
around them, with the editor of chinadialogue.net,
Isabel Hilton.
Tickets: Booking 020 7307 5454,
or email enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
19.00 Jade Ladder
London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Place, London
WC1A 2JL
Speakers: Xi Chuan, Yang Lian, W N Herbert
Poets Xi Chuan, one of the most influential voices in
contemporary Chinese poetry, and Yang Lian and W N
Herbert, the editors of Jade Ladder (Bloodaxe), a new
anthology showing the work of Chinese poets today to be
among the most exciting experiments in world poetry, will
read and talk about their work.
Tickets: £7, Booking line 020 726 9030,
or visit www.lrbshop.co.uk/events
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10. Wednesday 18 April Shi Cheng: City Stories from China
18.30 The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road,
London NW1 2DB
Speakers: Han Dong, Xu Zechen, Nicky Harman, Julia Lovell
Chair: Philip Dodd
Both China’s contemporary literature and its urban cultures
are vast and incomparably diverse, yet little known in the
West. At this event launching a Comma Press anthology of
newly translated stories, some of the most exciting young
authors working in China meet leading experts from the UK
to explore the riches and tensions of these worlds.
Tickets: £7.50 (£5 conc), booking line 01937 546546,
or visit boxoffice.bl.uk
19.00 An evening with A Lai
Room G3, School of Oriental & African Studies, College
Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Speakers: A Lai
Chair: Nathan Hill
Part of the SOAS Circle of Tibetan & Himalayan Studies series.
Thursday 19 April Sheng Keyi and Ross Raisin in conversation
18.30 Gallery at Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London
WC2A 0EB
Speakers: Sheng Keyi, Ross Raisin
Chair: Richard Lea
Sheng Keyi’s first novel Northern Girls explores the
difficulties faced by women moving from the countryside in
the hope of finding work in China’s growing cities. Join us
tonight as she discusses how her own experiences helped
her create such a resonant account with Ross Raisin,
award-winning author of God’s Own Country and Waterline.
Tickets: Free, e-mail events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place
19.00 An evening with Mo Yan
Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT), Lower Ground Floor, School
of Oriental & African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London
WC1H 0XG
Speakers: Mo Yan
Chair: Michel Hockx
Organised by the SOAS London Confucius Centre and Centre
of Chinese Studies
Tickets: Free, but registration is required by telephone
020 7898 4892/3, or email centres@soas.ac.uk
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11. Events in the UK
Thursday 19 April Contemporary Chinese Writers in Edinburgh
18.00 Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh,
Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5HP
Chair: Alan Bissett
Speakers: Annie Baby, Xu Zechen
In a first for Scotland, Xu Zechen, leading editor and
novelist, and Annie Baby, online literary sensation, will be in
conversation with Alan Bissett. Both nations, vast and small,
have experienced their own forms of profound social and
economic change – how do writers from each culture reflect
this?
Tickets: £5 (includes drinks reception after event) booking
line 0131 662 2180 or visit www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/
19.00 Shi Cheng: City Stories from China –Manchester
Launch
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House,
Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY
Speakers: Han Dong, Nicky Harman
To mark the publication of Comma's new city-themed fiction
project Manchester is delighted to host an evening with a
key figure in contemporary Chinese literature. Han Dong is
well-known as one of China's most important avant-garde
poets, and is becoming increasingly influential as an essayist,
short story writer and novelist. He is in conversation with his
translator, Nicky Harman. Supported by the Confucius Centre
and University of Manchester.
Tickets: Free
19.00 Jade Ladder Anthology Launch
Culture Lab, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU
Speakers: Xi Chuan, Yang Lian, W N Herbert, Brian Holton
Yang Lian & Xi Chuan, two of China’s most prominent poets,
join Yang Lian’s co-editor, W N Herbert, and anthology
editor & translator, Brian Holton, to launch Jade Ladder.
This anthology shows authoritatively the diversity of
contemporary Chinese poetry, in the most comprehensive
single volume guide to what is happening now in a culture of
undeniable global significance.
Tickets: £6/£4 (conc)/£2 (Newcastle University students)
online at webstore.ncl.ac.uk, or contact Melanie Birch
0191 222 7619
Sunday 22 April Opening Up the East
15.00 Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford CV37 6QW
Speakers: Mo Yan, Lu Jiande
The Stratford Literary Festival hosts a unique discussion with
two of the most notable writers in China today. They discuss
their work, China in the 21st century and how cultural life
differs from that in the West
Tickets: £12 with tea (£1 off for over 60s and under 16s),
booking line 01789 207100 or visit www.civichall.co.uk
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12. Professional Programme
1 China and Europe Publishing Forum
Monday 16th April Growth, Co-operation, and Development in
14.30 – 17.15 International Publishing
There has been a long history of co-operation between China
Location and Europe in the copyright trade and in publishing, which
Earls Court Exhibition goes back to the 1980s. The Chinese Publishing industry
Centre, Conference has achieved record growth as a result of modernization
Room 1 and consolidation in the past few years and the Chinese
Government is now promoting the outward expansion of
Sponsors the Chinese publishing industry. Publishing in the United
General Administration Kingdom has played a key part in the international expansion
of Press and of creative industries, especially in the context of the global
Publication of China use of the English Language. China’s engagement in the
and The London international book trade and the growing use of the Chinese
Book Fair Language will create new challenges and opportunities for
all international publishers as the rapid digitalization of the
Organisers industry continues. These factors set the stage for the China
China National Market Focus China Country of Honour Programme at London
Publications Import Book Fair 2012, and the China Europe International Publishing
& Export (Group) Forum will consider these issues in a European Context.
Corporation and The
London Book Fair Invited Speakers
Language Co-Chairs
Chinese and English Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and
(Simultaneous Media Group
Interpretation) Chris Paterson, China Publishing Consultant to The London
Book Fair
No pre-registration
required Keynote speakers
Ed Vaizey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Communications, Culture & the Creative Industries
Liu Binjie, Minister of GAPP of China
Speakers
Tan Yue, President of China Publishing Group
Victoria Barnsley, Chief Executive of HarperCollins
Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and
Media Group
John Fallon, CEO of Pearson International Education
Chen Haiyan, Chairman of Phoenix Publishing Group
Nigel Newton, CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Lord Powell of Bayswater, former President of the China
Britain Business Council
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13. 2 China-UK Digital Forum
Tuesday 17 April New trends and new products in digital publishing
09.30 – 12.15 in China and UK
Digitalisation has been the major challenge and opportunity
Location facing traditional publishers in China and the United Kingdom
Thames Room, Earls for the past five years. We are now entering a new phase in
Court Exhibition which publishers have embraced the new technologies in
Centre educational, scientific, and general publishing and are not
only reproducing print content in digital form, but creating
Sponsors stand-alone titles in digital formats for the new media. In
General Administration this seminar publishers will share evolving business models
of Press and and show innovative new digital releases which show how
Publication of China publishers are approaching their new markets.
and The London
Book Fair This forum comprises two parts. Part 1 will consist of a China
and UK keynote speech by a major industry figure, and in Part
Organisers 2 three presenters from each country will be invited to make
China National introduce digital developments in the industry and in their
Publications Import company followed by a screen based showcase of a leading
& Export (Group) product.
Corporation and The
London Book Fair Invited Speakers
Language Co-Chairs
Chinese and English Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of the Publishers
(Simultaneous Association
Interpretation) Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and
Media Group
Keynote Speakers
Liu Binjie, Minister of GAPP of China
Rod Bristow, President of the Publishers Association
Speakers
Chen Xin, President of Shanghai Century Publishing Group
Steven Inchcoombe, MD, Nature Publishing Group
Wang Mingliang, GM, Tongfang Network Technology Co.
Ian Hudson, Deputy CEO of Random House
Ho Feipeng, President of Taiwan Cite Publishing Ltd
Fionnuala Duggan, MD of International CourseSmart
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14. 3 CLT and ELT Publishing Dialogue
Tuesday 17 April Synergies and Differences between CLT (Chinese
14.00 – 17.00 Language Teaching) and ELT (English Language
Teaching) Publishing
Location Just as English Language Teaching publishing was the forerunner
Thames Room, Earls of international publishers’ presence in the Chinese publishing
Court Exhibition market, Chinese Language Teaching publishing has the potential
Centre to open doors for Chinese publishers in today’s international
markets. Just as the teaching of English as an established global
Sponsors language was a priority for Chinese education, the teaching
General Administration of Chinese will grow from its existing base in tandem with the
of Press and growth and globalization of the Chinese economy. The number of
Publication of China students enrolled in Chinese Language classes at the worldwide
and The London Confucius Institutes is increasing by almost 40% every year.
Book Fair Chinese Language Teaching will become an important market
for International and Chinese publishers alike. This seminar is to
Organisers discuss areas in which ELT and CLT publishing businesses can
China National learn from each other, and areas in which they may continue
Publications Import to differ. These issues are key to the future development of the
& Export (Group) international publishing market and the seminar will invite experts
Corporation and The from the CLT and ELT publishing fields to share their experiences
London Book Fair and comment on what the future may hold in key developments
in the international market place.
Language
Chinese and English
(Simultaneous Invited Speakers
Interpretation)
Co-Chairs
Madam Xu Lin, State Counsellor and Director-General of
Hanban
Dr Catherine Walter, Chairperson of the ELT Advisory Board,
British Council
Keynote Speakers
Wu Shulin, Vice Minister of GAPP of China
Martin Davidson, CEO, The British Council
Speakers
Li Pengyi, President of China Education Publishing and
Media Group
Stephen Bourne, CEO of Cambridge University Press
Qi Dexiang, President of Beijing Language and Culture
University Press
Peter Marshall, MD, ELT Division, Oxford University Press
Yu Dianli, President of Commercial Press of CPG
Bill Anderson, MD, Global ELT Publishing, Pearson Education
Cai Jianfeng, President of Foreign Language Teaching and
Research Press
Dennis Hogan, Executive Director, National Geographic
Learning
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15. 4 Professional Publishing Forum: Cooperation and Win-win
Wednesday 18 April China/UK Publishing Partnerships and International
09.30 – 12.20 Publishing
Copyright trade and co-publishing are the main modes
Location of international co-operation for professional publishers.
Thames Room, Earls China and UK have long been cooperating in the publishing
Court Exhibition industry with lots of books introduced both ways. The first
Centre part of this forum will invite professional publishers to share
their experiences and provide solutions through the case
Sponsors studies of their successful cooperation and partnership in
General Administration pairs. During the second part of the forum the publishers will
of Press and discuss wider cooperation in international publishing trade
Publication of China and investment.
and The London
Book Fair Invited Speakers
Organisers Co-Chairs
China National Yu Chunchi, Vice President of China Education Publishing
Publications Import and Media Group
& Export (Group) Nigel Portwood, CEO, Oxford University Press, for Part 1
Corporation and The Chris Paterson, China Publishing Consultant to The London
London Book Fair Book Fair, for Part 2
Language Keynote speakers
Chinese and English Wu Shulin, Vice Minister of GAPP
(Simultaneous Lord Green of Hustpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade
Interpretation) and Investment
Part 1: Investment partnerships in China
Hachette Phoenix JV
Arnaud Nourry, CEO of Hachette Livre
Chen Haiyan, Chairman of Phoenix Publishing and Media
Group
Macmillan and FLTRP joint publishing
Simon Allen, CEO, Macmillan Education
Cai Jianfeng, President, Foreign Language Teaching and
Research Press
Part 2: Co-operation in International Publishing Trade
and Investment
Tan Yue, President, CPG
Nigel Portwood, CEO Oxford University Press
He Yaomin, President, China Renmin University Press
Stephen Bourne, CEO, CUP
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16. Chinese Organising Committee
events at The London Book Fair
Monday 16 April Cultural Heritage and Communication
12.30 – 13.30 Chinese Pavilion, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Wang Meng, Margaret Drabble
14.05 – 15.50 Pathlight: Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Literature
Piccadilly Room, Earls Court 1
Speakers: Li Jingze, Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, Li Er, Qiu
Huadong, Xi Chuan, Liu Xinglong, Eric Abrahamsen
To discuss the approaches to introduce contemporary
Chinese literature to the world through translation and the
function of translation in the process
14.30 – 15.00 Yang Honying Pictorial Building Character Series
Richmond Room, Earls Court 1
Speaker: Yang Hongying
16.00 – 16.45 Chinese Children’s Literature, Inspiring the World
Piccadilly Room, Earls Court 1
Speakers: Shen Shixi, Wu Meizhen; Frank Knau
PTP & Egmont Group present 24 Children's titles in 8
languages, whilst Launching two new works: 3 Titles of An
Unusual Princess Series by Wu Meizhen and The Red Jackal
by Shen Shixi
Tuesday 17 April Foreign Editions Exhibition of Confucius from the
9.30 – 10.30 Heart
Chinese Pavilion, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Yu Dan
Confucius from the Heart has been published in 17
languages, 22 editions, including the hardcover, paperback,
clubs, MP3 radio, as well as electronic editions, spreading
Chinese traditional culture to a greater audience.
10.30 – 11.30 The Growth and Developing Direction of Chinese
Post-1970s and Post-1980s Writers Under the
Influence of World Literature
Hampton Room, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Jiang Nan, Zhang Yueran
Chair: Bai Ye
To discuss the writing characteristics, quality, advantages,
disadvantages and space of growth of the new generation of
Chinese authors. The discussion will involve the elements of
the growth route of post-70's and post-80's Chinese authors,
the influence caused by the crossover of traditional Chinese
background and world literature after the opening in late
1980s plus their personal and their peers' growth in writing
career.
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17. 14.00 – 15.30 New Perspectives in Chinese and British Literature
Hampton Room, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Tie Ning, Liu Zhenyun, and Louise Doughty,
Mo Yan, A Lai and Jill Dawson
Chair: Julia Lovell
Join some of the most celebrated Chinese and British
writers as they talk about their work and what it means to be
a writer in China and the UK.
15.00 – 15.45 Literary Character in the New Media Age
Piccadilly Room, Earls Court 1
Speakers: Bai Ye, Liu Xinglong
Chair: Bai Zhigang
Bai Ye, a well-known critic, and Liu Xinglong, a famous writer,
will talk about the relation between literary character and the
writer; the challenges that a literary character is confronted
with in the modern age; literary character; and literary
education
16.30 – 18.00 Dialogue on the Publishing of Literature Books
Hampton Room, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Chi Zijian, Bi Feiyu, Richard Francis
This dialogue focuses on how to maintain national
individuality and integrity in the context of globalisation
and digitalisation, and how literature creation continues to
play its role in promoting human civilisation in a new era of
overall dialogues between cultures across the world.
Wednesday 18 April The Impact of Internet Media on Literature and
9.30 – 10.30 Writing
Piccadilly Room, Earls Court 1
Speakers: Xu Kun, Tong Muisiu
Chair: Liu Xinglong
New broadcasting media represented by television, movies,
and the internet have great impact on literary development.
Its features, such as imagination, promulgation, and
commercialisation, have cut down the power of classic
literature, whilst simultaneously making a new turning point
for literary creation. Chinese writers will talk about the
impact of internet media on literature and writing.
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18. 11.00 – 12.00 Publishing and Literature Dialogue
Chinese Pavilion, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Mo Yan, Marina Lewycka
Both enjoying a long history of literature, China and Britain
are homes to classical books and great writers. Today they
also have prominent writers and works of contemporary
literature. The dialogue between representative Chinese and
British writers, one from each side, will touch on the trans-
boundary and diverse appeals of a world of literature and
the charm of literature of the world.
13.00 – 14.00 My Road to Literature
Chinese Pavilion, Earls Court 2
Speakers: Lan Pochou, Choi Yickwai
Chair: Liu Xianping
Writers from Hong Kong and Taiwan will share their stories
on the literature road with the audience.
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19. Authors
A Lai
A Yi
Annie Baby
Bai Ye
Bi Feiyu
Choi Yickwai
Chi Zijian
Feng Tang
Guo Xiaolu
Han Dong
Jiang Nan
Lan Pochou
Li Er
Li Jingze
Liu Cixin
Liu Xinglong
Liu Zhenyun
Mo Yan
Qiu Huadong
Sheng Keyi
Shen Shixi
Tie Ning
Tong Muisiu
Tsering Norbu
Wang Meng
Xi Chuan
Xu Kun
Xu Zechen
Yan Geling
Yang Hongying
Yu Dan
Zhang Yueran
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20. A Lai 阿来
Recent published titles One of China’s few famous Tibetan writers, A Lai started his
literary career in the 1980’s as a poet. In the decade that
Red Poppies / 尘埃落定
followed he worked as an editor at the literary magazine
The Empty Mountain / 空山
Grasslands and later as Director of Science Fiction World,
A Treasured Sword / 宝刀 which became the largest-circulating science fiction
magazine in the world. His first well-received work after
Published titles in English switching to fiction was the novel Settling Dust (1998), which
King Gesar narrates the rise and fall of a Tibetan family in times of
Tibetan Souls (2011) modernization. It was translated as Red Poppies and made
Red Poppies (2002) into an award winning film.
Literary award received A Lai didn’t publish anything more substantial until Empty
Mountain, a collection of six interconnected short stories,
Dangdai Literary Prize 2009
in 2005. His newest novel, King Gesar, is a retelling of a
Mao Dun Literary Award in 1998 & 2000 popular Tibetan myth that was commissioned as part of the
Ethnic Minority Literature Award 1989 Canongate “Myth Series” (it is due to be published in the UK
in the near future). He taps deeply into a mythic interpretation
Associated publisher of Tibetan history and culture, and his best-selling works are
Writers Publishing House those that have leaned on legendary narratives.
Shanghai Dongfang Publishing Centre
Canongate (UK)
MerwinAsia (USA)
Programmed events
Science Fiction in China 17 April, 11.00, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
Ancient Myths in Contemporary Fiction 17 April, 12.30,
Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
New Perspectives in Chinese and British Literature
17 April, 14.00, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
The Art of Publishing Literary Magazines 17 April,
17.00, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
An evening with Ah Lai 18 April, 19.00, Room G3, School
of Oriental & African Studies, College Buildings, Russell
Square, London WC1H 0XG
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21. A Yi 阿乙
Recent published titles Born in 1976, A Yi worked as a police officer, secretary
and editor before settling down at the age of 32 to the
Grey Stories / 灰故事
fiction he always knew he would write. After a brief stint on
The Bird Saw Me / 鸟看见我了
the editorial board of Chutzpah, a new literary magazine
Cat and Mouse / 猫与鼠 featuring work by younger and edgier writers, he moved to
What Should I Do Next / 下面，我该 the Xiron publishing company, where he works as an editor
干点什么 of the "Iron Gourd" literary-fiction imprint. Although he has
been posting short stories and commentary on his blog
Associated publisher since the beginning of 2004, A Yi did not appear in print
Culture and Art Publishing House until four years later when his first collection of short prose,
Grey Stories, was published.
Agent
A Yi’s stubborn dedication to his art has meant his slowly
Peony Literary Agency
growing prominence has depended on the support of non-
mainstream media and literary figures who have spotted his
talent. Although hailed by opinion leaders and writers such
as Bei Dao, Luo Yonghao and Li Jingze, A Yi's reputation has
not yet spread to a wider reading public in China.
Programmed events
Writing for the Digital World 17 April, 14.00,
Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
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22. Annie Baby 安妮宝贝
Recent published titles Having worked for IT companies, advertising agencies and
publishers, Annie Baby began publishing short stories online
Goodbye Vivien / 告别薇安
in 1998, when she was twenty-four, becoming one of China’s
August is Passing / 八月未央
first internet literary sensations. Within a medium best
Lotus / 彼岸花 understood by adolescent and twenty-something urbanites
like herself, she wrote about them and their lives – their
Published titles in English worries, loneliness and disorientation in particular.
The Road of Others (2012)
Annie Baby quickly became a household name among the
Associated publisher Chinese youth and her first printed book, the short story
Make Do Studios (Hong Kong,
collection Goodbye, Vivian, sold half a million copies. She’s
been a commercial success ever since, with her latest novel
English version)
Lotus topping the domestic bestseller lists for months.
Agent
She writes in a broken, ultra-simplified, seemingly distracted
Peony Literary Agency style that has become characteristic of online prose
worldwide. Her narratives tend to explore the relationships
between interior spirituality and exterior reality, and she
has begun to incorporate other art forms combining
photography and music with her prose.
Programmed events
Modern Chinese Masters 16 April, 11.30, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
Writing for the Digital World 17 April, 14.00, Whitehall
Room, EC2, LBF
Contemporary Writers in Edinburgh 19 April, 18.00,
Confucius Centre for Scotland, Abden House, Edinburgh
EH16 5HP
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23. Bai Ye 白烨
Recent published titles Bai Ye has been publishing his works since 1977 and joined
the Chinese Writers' Association in 1984. He has since been
New Literary Fashions & Fresh
an influential literary critic, publishing major works on literary
Writers / 文学新潮与文学新人
criticism and editing significant anthologies of work, as well
20 Years of Literary Debate / as helping to launch careers of writers like Wang Lili.
文学论争20年
The Changing View of Literary His criticism became publicly renowned in 2006 after he
Concepts / 文学观念的新变 wrote a blog post entitled Status and Future of the Post-80s
Generation, attacking the writing of authors born between
Literary award received 1980-89. The hugely popular and often controversial young
2nd Excellent Achievement Award of
writer & blogger Han Han responded to this, sparking a war
of words which became know as the “Han-Bai Controversy”.
Modern Chinese Literature
Bai holds important positions in the official literary institution,
namely executive vice president of China Modern Literature
Institute, and director of Chinese Literature Theories
Association. He is also a professor at the Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences.
Programmed events
The growth and developing direction of Chinese
post-1970s and post-1980s writers under the
influence of World literature 17 April, 10.30 – 11.30,
Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
Literary Character in the New Media Age
17 April, 15.00 – 15.45, Piccadilly Room, EC1, LBF
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24. Bi Feiyu 毕飞宇
Recent published titles Bi Feiyu was born in 1964 in Jiangsu province and lives
now in Nanjing. He co-wrote the script for Zhang Yimou’s
Massage / 推拿
Shanghai Triad (shortlisted for a Golden Globe) and has
Breast-Feeding Period of a Woman /
won the Lu Xun Prize for Literature twice, and the Mao
哺乳期的女人 Dun prize for his latest novel, whilst two of his novels have
The Moon Opera / 青衣 been translated in English. Though he spent six years as a
Three Sisters / 玉米 journalist at Nanjing Daily, he only contributed 6,000 words
during his entire tenure there because, as he claimed,
Published titles in English he had a ‘nasty editor who didn’t appreciate his writing’.
Three Sisters (2010) This is not an opinion shared by the international literary
community however, as Bi was awarded the Man Asian
Literary award received Literary prize in 2010 for Three Sisters.
Man Asian Literature Prize in 2010
Bi constructs well-rounded characters and is often called
Mao Dun literature Prize in 2011 China’s best male writer on the female psyche, shown by the
Lu Xun Prize for Literature 1995, 2004 main character of The Moon Opera, Xiao Yanqiu. His ability
to reproduce colloquial language in print and his interest in
Associated publisher “commonplace” characters means that his work presents a
People’s Literature Publishing House wealth of truly relevant human detail to the reader.
Telegram Books (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (USA)
Programmed events
Agent
A Female Perspective 16 April, 16.00, Whitehall Room,
Andrew Nurnberg Associates EC2, LBF
Bi Feiyu – The London Book Fair Author of the Day
17 April
Dialogue on the Publishing of Literature Books
17 April, 16.30, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
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25. Choi Yickwai 蔡益怀
Recent published titles Choi Yickwai (the pseudonym of Nan Shan) was born in
the city of Shishi, Fujian Province, in 1962; grew up in
L’Amour in the Past / 前尘风月
Sichuan Province; and gained a PhD in literature from Jinan
Emotional / Net情网
University. In the 1980s he migrated to Hong Kong where he
Away with the Wind / 随风而逝 is now a literary critic and a contemporary writer.
Associated publisher As well as writing collections of short stories and publishing
Writers' Association of Hong Kong collections of his critical essays, Choi holds important
positions in the literary community. Whilst having the roles
of deputy chief editor of Hong Kong Writers and the literary
examiner of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, he
is the deputy president of the Federation of Hong Kong
Writers and as such had the honour of addressing the 2011
congress of the Chinese Writers Association.
Programmed events
My Road to Literature 18 April, 13.00 – 14.00, Chinese
Pavilion, Stand U505,EC2, LBF
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26. Chi Zijian 迟子建
Recent published titles Chi Zijian was born in 1965 on the night of the Lantern
Festival in Mohe, near the Russian border. She began writing
Under the Tree / 树下
in 1983, when still a junior in college. Her work tends to
Sunny over the Cloud / 越过云层的晴朗
focus on the lives of everyday people in and around her
Snow & Raven / 白雪乌鸦 home province of Heilongjiang. Her compassion for those
living in poverty and desperation is deeply moving to her
Published titles in English domestic audience and has cemented her reputation as one
A Flock in the Wilderness (2005) of China’s best-loved contemporary writers. Chi’s novella,
The Right Bank of the Argun (2013) Snow and Raven, brings out her keen understanding of
human nature and her aptitude for satirical humour; it won
Literary award received the 2010 Dangdai Best Novel of the Year Award. She has
also won the Lu Xun literary award three times and the Mao
Dangdai Best Novel of the Year 2010
Dun prize. The English translation of her novel Right Bank of
Mao Dun Literature Prize 2008
the Argun is set to be published by Harvill Secker in 2013.
Lu Xun Literature Prize 1998
Associated publisher Programmed events
People's Literature Publishing House
Beijing October Arts and Literature Changing China 16 April, 18.45, Asia House,
Publishing House 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Foreign Language Press Contemporary China on the Page
Harvill Secker (UK) 18 April, 14.00, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
Dialogue on the Publishing of Literature Books
Agent 17 April, 16.30, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
Gray Tan, The Grayhawk Agency
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27. Feng Tang 冯唐
Recent published titles The consummate chronicler of youth in Beijing, Feng Tang is
the author of a series of novels deeply evocative of growing
How to Become a Freak /
up in the Chinese capital during the 1990s. His main trilogy
如何成为一个怪物
of semi-autobiographical novels (Happiness, written when
Feng Tang: 100 Poems / 冯唐诗百首 the author was just 18 years old, Everything Grows and Give
Give me Girl at 18 / Me a Girl at 18) evoke the experience of youth and growth
十八岁给我一个姑娘 with lyric accuracy.
Oneness / 不二
His most recent book is an abrupt departure from his
Literary award received earlier themes. Set in the Tang dynasty, Oneness deploys a
First prize of Top 20 Future Masters 2011
classical style harking back to the traditional racy novels of
imperial China, to tell the story of Buddhist monks and nuns
Fengshang Weekly Writer of the Year 2010
achieving enlightenment through unorthodox means.
People’s Literature Young Writers Prize
2005 Feng Tang studied medicine at university, following that with
a degree in business, lived in Hong Kong and has worked for
Associated publisher major businesses in addition to his writing.
Cosmos Books (Hong Kong)
New Stars Press
Hunan People’s Publishing House
Programmed events
Agent The New Superpowers 15 April, 16.00, Weston Roof
Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, Belvedere
Lu Jinbo (Mainland China)
Road, London SE1 8XX
Yan Chungou (Hong Kong)
Contemporary China on the Page 18 April, 14.00,
Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
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28. Guo Xiaolu 郭小櫓
Published titles in English Guo Xiaolu was born in a fishing village in the south of China.
She studied film at the Beijing Film Academy and published six
Lovers in the Age of Indifference (2010)
books in China before moving to London in 2002. A Concise
UFO in Her Eyes (2009)
Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers was shortlisted for the
20 Fragments of Ravenous Youth (2008) Orange Prize for Fiction, and 20 Fragments of a Ravenous
Youth was long listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize. The
Associated publisher English translation of Village of Stone was shortlisted for the
Chatto & Windus (UK) Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and nominated for the
Shanghai Literature & Art Publishing IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
House
UFO In Her Eyes, Xiaolu’s 2009 novel has been made into
Agent feature film with German and French production, directed by
Xiaolu. Her 2009 film She, a Chinese was awarded the ‘Golden
Janklow & Nesbit (UK)
Leopard’ award at the Locarno Film Festival, along with the
‘Montblanc Scriptwriting Award’ at the Hamburg Film Festival.
Photo: PH Ciompi
Programmed events
From Page to Screen 16 April, 13.00, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
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29. Han Dong 韩东
Recent published titles Han Dong’s parents were sent down to the countryside during
the Cultural Revolution and took him with them. After the
Me and You / 我和你
Revolution ended he taught Western Philosophy at a small
Banished! / 扎根
college for some years, before becoming a full-time writer.
People Will Talk / 夜行人
Han Dong has been well-known since the 1980s as one
Published titles in English of China’s most important avant-garde poets and is now
A Phone Call from Dalian: Selected Poems increasingly influential as an essayist, short story writer
(2012) and novelist. He advocates free writing and opposes the
‘This Moron is Dead’ in Shi Cheng: City wholesale commercialisation of contemporary literature, and
Stories from China (2012)
although his deceptively simple, subtle style of writing has
acquired a cult following among young Chinese writers and
Banished! (2009)
readers, he's still more of a critical than a popular success.
Literary award received
A prolific writer, Han’s works include collections of poetry,
Chinese Language Media Novel Prize essays, short stories, novellas, and four full-length novels.
in 2003 Banished! won the independent Chinese Language Media
Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008 – longlist Novel Prize in 2003, and was long-listed for the Man Asian
Literary Prize when translated.
Associated publisher
Guangdong Flower City Publishing House
Comma Press (UK) Programmed events
Zephyr Press (USA)
From Page to Screen 16 April, 13.00; Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
Agent Contemporary Chinese Poetry 18 April, 10.00, Whitehall
Foreign language rights with the author Room, EC2, LBF
Shi Cheng: City Stories from China launch
18 April, 18.30, Conference Centre, British Library, 96 Euston
Road, London NW1 2DB
Shi Cheng: City Stories from China – Manchester
Launch 19 April, 19.00, International Anthony Burgess
Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street,
Manchester M1 5BY
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30. Jiang Nan 江南
Published titles in English Jiang Nan is a representative writer of youth literature and net
literature. He graduated from the Department of Chemistry,
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Peking University and received his Master’s Degree at College
The Soul of Leopard
of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington. The circulation
The Dragon Raja II of his first novel Young Men in This World was 400,000
copies. His other representative works include Emperor
Guangming, Cocoon, Records of Misty Ancient China, Stories
of Ancient China, Shanghai Fortress and Young Men in This
World. His works are mainly concerned with youth literature
and science fiction and fantasy fiction, and the circulation of
many of his novels is over 1,000,000.
Programmed events
The Growth and Developing Direction of Chinese Post-
1970s and Post-1980s Writers Under the Influence of
World Literature 17 April, 10.30, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
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31. Lan Pochou 蓝博州
Recent published titles Lan Pochou (China-Taiwan, 1960- ), fiction writer and literary
reportage specialist. Born in Miaoli, Taiwan, Lan began
The Vine Entwining the Tree
publishing short stories in 1983. After graduating in 1984
The Birth of a Young Writer
from the Department of French, Fu Jen Catholic University,
In Search of the Obliterated History he joined the literary reportage team of the Renjian
and People of Taiwan Magazine in early 1987 and began engaging in research,
writing, and investigation on the history of the people in
Literary award received Taiwan. He has served as editor and reporter for magazines
Jury Award for Fiction including The South and Renjian, columnist for Liberty Times,
China Times Literary Award politics and economics researcher for The Independence
Morning Post, editor-in-chief for the Chinese version of the
colonial publication A History of Social Movements in Taiwan
(1939) and A History of the People in Taiwan by China Times
Publishing. He was the producer of the T.V.B.S programme
Remembering Taiwan, and the editorial consultant of
Biographies. He has won the Jury Award for Fiction and the
China Times Literary Award. His novel Song of the Veiled
Carriage was nominated for the Hung Hsing-fu Award for
Fiction.
Programmed events
My Road to Literature 18 April, 13.00, Chinese Pavilion
Stand, U505, EC2, LBF
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32. Li Er 李洱
Recent published titles Novelist and short story writer Li Er was born in 1966 in
Henan Province. He graduated from the Shanghai East
Coloratura / 花腔
China Normal University in 1987. His best known works
Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree /
include the novels Hua Qiang (translated as Truth &
石榴树上结樱桃 Variations or Coloratura) and Cherry on a Pomegranate Tree.
Afternoon Poetics / 午后的诗学 Despite his modest claim to be a “not very prolific” author,
he has published five story collections, two novels and
Published titles in English approximately 50 novellas and short stories, most of them
The Magician of 1919 (2012) within the last decade. His work appears regularly in Harvest,
Flower City, People’s Literature and a variety of other
Literary award received mainland literary journals. He is widely respected in Chinese
literary circles and has acquired a passionate fan base of
The first Chinese Publications and
highly literate, intellectual readers. Known for being both
Media Award
insightful and amusing in an honest and slightly sardonic
The first 21st Century Ding Jun way, his works have been published in German, Japanese,
Semiannual Literary Prize Korean, and Italian, to name a few.
The ninth Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
Associated publisher
Programmed events
Jiangsu Art and Literature Press
Shandong Art and Literature Press
Modern Chinese Masters 16 April, 11.30, Whitehall
People's Literature Publishing House Room, EC2, LBF
Make Do Studio
Rural China 18 April, 15.30, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room,
EC1, LBF
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33. Li Jingze 李敬泽
Recent published titles Li Jingze is a respected Chinese literary critic. Born in 1964,
he graduated from Peking University and has worked as
Little Spring & Autumn (collected
an editor and critic for many years. He has edited many
essays) / 小春秋
influential works, and discovered and promoted many
The Name of Colour / 颜色的名字 excellent authors over the years. Since the 1990s he has
Days of the River / 河边的日子 been one of China's most active literary critics, and his
criticism enjoys a high reputation both within literary circles
Published titles in English and among popular readers. Li has authored nearly ten
The Great Masque and More Stories volumes of essays and criticism, and is the recipient of
of Life in the City, Editor (2008) the Lu Xun literary prize, the Chinese Media literary prize's
Annual Critics Award, and the Fengmu literary prize's Young
Literary award received Critics Award. He is now the Editor-in-Chief of People's
Literature magazine, modern China’s first literary magazine
Feng Mu Literary Award Prize for Young
founded 25 days after Chairman Mao declared the founding
Critics from the Chinese Literature Fund of the People’s Republic.
The Annual Critic Award of the Chinese
Literature Awards
The Literary Criticism Award of the Lu Xun Programmed events
Literature Award
The Art of Publishing Literary Magazines
Associated publisher 17 April, 17.00, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
New Star Press Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Foreign Language Press (English) Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room,
EC1, LBF
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34. Liu Cixin 刘慈欣
Recent published titles Liu Cixin, an engineer by trade, began writing science
fiction in the early 1990s. Over the past decade he has
Three Body / 三体
won multiple awards and has become China's most popular
Dark Forest / 黑暗森林
domestic science fiction author. His recent novels have led
Dead End / 死神永生 to increased mainstream attention for the genre. The second
volume of his Three Body trilogy, The Dark Forest, made a
Literary award received number of year-end best-of lists in 2008, and his work has
Galaxy Award for Science-Fiction Writing been critiqued in literary journals such as Book City and
World Chinese Science Fiction Fiction World.
Association's Nebula Award, 2010
A sense of the importance of the beauty of science that
Associated publisher permeates Liu’s fiction is tempered with scepticism about the
ability of scientists, world leaders and the general public to
Chongqing Press
handle technological developments responsibly. Alongside
Sichuan Science and Technology Press this many of his stories are populated by ordinary characters
drawn from contemporary Chinese society. His inventive, fast-
paced storytelling, imaginative, well-grounded science and
memorable characters made the third volume of his trilogy
one of China’s most anticipated science fiction novels.
Programmed events
Science Fiction in China 17 April, 11.00,
Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
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35. Liu Xinglong 刘醒龙
Recent published titles When Liu Xinglong’s three-volume novel At the Door of Holy
Heaven was published, it was widely thought that, at over
Awful / 威风凛凛
one million words, it was far too long to catch readers' eyes,
Extreme Love with No Emotion / 至
let alone hold their attention. However against all odds it
爱无情 found its way onto the 2005 bestsellers list in China; in April
At the Door of Holy Heaven / 圣天门口 2006 the US Chinese Writers' Association recommended it
to the American press and international sinology circles; and
Literary award received in May 2006 it was awarded the Novel Prize by the Chinese
Chinese Fiction Institution Novel Prize Fiction Institution.
2006
Mao Dun Literature Award
Liu began to publish his works in 1984 and is now Vice
Chairman of Wuhan Federation of Literary and Art, Vice
Lu Xun literature Award
Chairman of Writers Association of Hubei Province, and
Associated publisher Editor-in-Chief of the literature magazine Fragrant Grass. He
believes that there is room for sincerity and goodness in
The Writers Publishing House everyone’s heart, which is the foundation of human being
China Workers Publishing House and of future generations, and that the purpose of a novel is
People's Literature Publishing House to show people's elegance and nobleness.
Programmed events
Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room,
EC1, LBF
Literary Character in the New Media Age
17 April, 15.00 – 15.45, Piccadilly Room, EC1
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36. Liu Zhenyun 刘震云
Recent published titles Born in 1958 in Yanjin County, Henan Province, Liu
Zhenyun started writing in 1982, after serving five years
My Name is Liu Yuejin / 我叫刘跃进
in the People's Liberation Army in Gansu province and
A Word is Worth a Thousand Words /
studying four years of literature at Peking University. By
一句顶一万句 the early 1990s, he had established a reputation for his
Reminiscing1942 / 温故1942 sharp observations of city life and the everyday concerns
of ordinary folk. Many Chinese writers seek to make sense
Published titles in English of China's newly urbanized culture, but Liu seems to have
The Corridors of Power his finger more firmly on the pulse of China's cities. His cold
Cell Phone humour, broad familiarity with the many facets of urban
society, and modern sensibilities have made him a favourite
Literary award received among Chinese readers.
Mao Dun Literature Award 2011
Dangdai Literary Prize 2007 & 2009
Programmed events
Associated publisher
Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Changjiang Literature and Art Press
Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room,
Chinese Literature Press
EC1, LBF
MerwinAsia (USA)
New Perspectives in Chinese and British Literature
People Literature Publishing House
17 April, 14.00, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
Urban Landscapes 18 April, 11.30, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
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37. Mo Yan 莫言
Recent published titles Mo Yan is one of the great novelistic masters of modern
Chinese literature with a long list of ambitious books to his
Life and Death are Wearing Me Out /
name. His writing is powerful, visual, and broad, dipping into
生死疲劳
history, fantasy and absurdity to tell stories of China and its
Republic of Wine / 酒国 people. Originally counted a part of the "root-seeking" literary
Big Breasts and Wide Hips / 丰乳肥臀 movement of the 1980’s it quickly became clear that he had a
Frog / 蛙 style and voice that was distinctly his own. Displaying the marks
of a global literary heritage – touches of Faulkner, Marquez,
Published titles in English and a gusto for experimentation – he is often regarded as
Red Sorghum (1994) the Chinese writer with the most potential to appeal to an
Big Breasts and Wide Hips (2005)
international audience, and is perhaps the one most translated.
Magical realism figures largely in Mo Yan’s plots and even his
Literary award received more straightforward fiction has an unearthly air to it, the result
of his dense, metaphor-rich language. Over time his writing has
Mao Dun Literature Award shifted to more consciously-crafted "social issue" novels: his
Fukuoka Asian Culture Grand Prize (Japan) latest, Frog, tackles China's one-child policy.
Nonino International Literary Award (Italy)
Newman Prize for Chinese Literature (USA)
Programmed events
Associated publisher
Shanghai Art and Literature Publishing Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
House Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room, EC1, LBF
The Writers Publishing House New Perspectives in Chinese and British Literature
Methuen (UK) 17 April, 14.00, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
Publishing and Literature Dialogue 18 April, 11.00, China
Agent Pavilion, Stand U505, EC2, LBF
Peony Literary Agency Rural China 18 April, 15.30, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
An evening with Mo Yan 19 April, 19.00, Khalili Lecture
Theatre (KLT), Lower Ground Floor, School of Oriental &
African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
Opening Up the East 22 April, 15.00, Stratford upon
Avon Literary Festival, Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street,
Stratford CV37 6QW
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38. Qiu Huadong 邱华栋
Recent published titles Born in Changji, Xinjiang province in 1969, Qiu Hudong
began writing when he was 16 years old, and published
Fly Eyes / 眼睛的盛宴
his first collection of novellas at 18. He studied Chinese
literature at Wuhan University and moved to Beijing in 1992
Literary award received
after graduating to work as the cultural affairs reporter for
Zhuang Zhong Literature Award the business journal China Commercial Times. He is now the
“Shanghai Literature” Fiction Award assistant to the chief-editor of People’s Literature Magazine,
and the editorial director of Pathlight a newly launched
Associated publisher English-language publication of new Chinese writing.
People Literature Publishing House
Guangxi Normal University Press
Qiu Huadong capitalizes upon his experience as a
Beijing journalist with extensive social networks to write
contemporary fiction with a strong ethnographic dimension.
He has published over twenty works, including ten novels,
collections of short stories, novellas, poetry and essays, as
well as an internet novella. His works have been translated
into French, German, Korean and Japanese.
Programmed events
Pathlight-Enlightenment of Contemporary Chinese
Literature 16 April, 14.05 – 15.50, Piccadilly Room,
EC1, LBF
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39. Sheng Keyi 盛可以
Recent published titles Sheng Keyi is one of China’s most prominent female writers.
She has fallen between the early waves of “feminist” Chinese
Northern Girl / 北妹
authors and the youngest crop of women writers. This
Time Girl / 时间少女
has benefitted her as she is free to build on the modes of
Who Invaded Me / 谁侵占了我 fiction pioneered by older writers but with the advantage
of experience and maturity over many younger writers.
Published titles in English Originally from Hunan province but now living in Guangdong
Northern Girls (2012) she is often grouped with the female writers from that
region writing on modern China. However her work focuses
Literary award received on the ad hoc creation of massive new metropolises and
Chinese Literature Media Prize 2003
the formation of new migrant societies; deep impressions
formed by her own experiences.
Associated publisher
Sheng’s stories tend to begin with female characters and
Yangtze River Art and Literature themes but she is a ferocious experimenter with style and
Publishing House voice. Her works cover a wide range of emotional and social
Penguin (UK) territory, and are known primarily for keen, unsentimental
appraisals of psychological and social subtleties.
Programmed events
Urban Landscapes 18 April, 11.30, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
Life as We Know It (or Not) 19 April, 18.30,
Foyles Bookshop, 113-119 Charing Cross Road,
London WC2H 0EB
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40. Shen Shixi 沈石溪
Recent published titles Shen Shixi is mainly a writer of children’s novels whose
protagonists are mostly animals. He lives in Southern China
The Wandering Lion / 雄狮去流浪
where he can observe many animals in the wild. His animal
The Eagle’s Hunting Encounter /
world often reflects human society showing wisdom and joy
一只猎雕的遭遇 in the lifelike animals, as well as cruelty and sorrow in the law
of jungle. This has led to Shen being dubbed the ‘father of
Literary award received Chinese animal-fiction’.
1st, 2nd, 3rd & 6th All-China Excellent
Children’s Literature Award A member of the Children’s Literature Committee and
Chen Bochui Children’s Literature Award Council Member of Shanghai Writers’ Association, he is the
2006
recipient of numerous domestic children’s book awards, as
well as the Yang Huan Children's Literature Award of Taiwan.
Bingxin Children’s Books Award 2006
Shen’s works Flying Goral and The Last War Elephant have
Literary award received been included in state school textbooks, and he has twice
been listed for the General Administration of Press and
Zhengjiang Juvenile & Children's Publication’s (GAPP) annual recommended list of excellent
Publishing House books for children.
New Century Publishing House
Programmed events
Chinese Children’s Literature, Inspiring the World
16 April, 16.00 – 16.45, Piccadilly Room, EC1, LBF
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41. Tie Ning 铁凝
Recent published titles Tie Ning was born in Beijing in 1957. Since 2006 she has
been the president of the China Writers’ Association, the
The Revived Woman / 大浴女
first woman to hold the position, having risen from being the
The Twelfth Night / 第十二夜
head of the Hebei Provincial Writers’ Association and the
Irina’s Hat / 伊琳娜的礼帽 vice president of the China Writers’ Association.
Published titles in English
Her early work depicted ordinary people and daily
Butterfly Laugh (2012) life: characters' inner worlds reflecting their dreams in
Been and Gone (2010) contradiction to their everyday suffering. After 1986 she
Haystacks (2005) changed towards reflection on contemporary history,
The Red Shirt Without Buttons (1990) Chinese culture and a female's existence. In Tie’s first full-
length novel, Rose Door, she changed her harmonious and
Literary award received ideal poetic style to display a darker side of life through
competition for existence among women in several
Lu Xun Literature Award
generations.
41st Berlin International Film Festival
Award (adapted from “Fragrant Snow”)
She started publishing literary works in 1975, and she is
Best Feature Film of the 10th People's credited with a huge catalogue of prose: four novels; more
Hundred Flower Award and the 5th than 100 novellas and short stories; plus 4 million-word of
Golden Rooster Award essays; and over 50 collections of fictions and essays; parts
of her works been widely translated.
Associated publisher
People's Literature Publishing House
Programmed events
Writers Publishing House
Jiangsu Literature & Art Publishing
A Female Perspective 16 April, 16.00, Whitehall Room,
EC2, LBF
Agent
New Perspectives in Chinese and British Literature
Sobel Weber Associates, Inc
17 April, 14.00, Hampton Room, EC2, LBF
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42. Tong Muisiu 汤梅笑
Recent published titles Ms. Tong Muisiu, a native writer of Macao, is currently the
chief editor for the Supplement Section of Macao Daily
Female Solo / 女声独唱
News. She is more commonly known to the public by her
Macao Novel: The Cultural Character-
pen name: Lin Zhong Ying.
istics and the Paradigm of Narration
Since 1980s / 澳门叙事——二十世纪 Most of Ms. Tong’s work is prose that explores various
八十年代以来澳门小说的文化品格与叙 social topics and daily life issues which she presents in her
事范式 own literal way to give the most transparent view possible
The Lovesick Seeds / 相思子 of her subjects. Deeply concerned by her immediate
surroundings she pays close attention to the progress of
local environmental protection policies and the development
of urban planning. The inheritance of marginalized and
overlooked native cultures and heritages is another of her
main subjects as well as the day-to-day concerns of the local
underprivileged and minority groups.
Programmed events
The impact of internet media on the literature and
writing 18 April, 10.00 – 10.50, Piccadilly Room,
EC1, LBF
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43. Tsering Norbu 次仁罗布
Recent published titles Tsering Norbu’s novels tell Tibetan stories. As a Tibetan, he
writes to present the unique regional spiritual traditions to
Killer / 杀手
his readers. He has been featuring on China’s best novel and
The Redeemed Lamb / 放生羊
short story lists since 2006. He’s now enjoying increasing
Purple Barley / 紫青稞 popularity at home, and even in other parts of the world.
Having graduated with a degree in Tibetan Literature from
Literary award received Tibet University, Lhasa, in 1986, he worked as an editor and
Tibet New Century Literature Prize, 2008 journalist before turning to fiction. In recent years Tsering
Gold prize of the fifth Mount Everest Norbu has won a number of important Chinese literature
Literature Prize, 2010 prizes: in 2008 his novel Boundary won the Tibet New
Lun Xun Literature prize, 2010
Century Literature Prize; Assassin won the gold prize at
the fifth Mount Everest Literature Prize in 2010; and in the
Associated publisher same year he won Lu Xun Literature prize for his short novel
Atonement Sheep. His short story Amerika is set to be made
Book Publishing House into a film by Tibetan film director Pema Tseden.
Tibetan People’s publishing
Programmed events
Ancient Myths in Contemporary Fiction 17 April,
12.30, Whitehall Room, EC2, LBF
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