Ge Fei (author)
Liu Yong | |
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Native name | 刘勇 |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Dantu, Jiangsu, China |
Pen name | Ge Fei ( |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Chinese |
Alma mater | East China Normal University |
Period | 1986 - present |
Genre | Novel |
Literary movement | Xianfeng Literature |
Notable works | Jiangnan Trilogy |
Ge Fei (Chinese:
Biography
[edit]Ge Fei was born in Dantu, Jiangsu, in 1964. He graduated from East China Normal University in 1985. He received his PhD in 2000.[2]
Works
[edit]His most prominent work is the novel Peach Blossom Paradise (
The title of Renmian Taohua is taken from a classical work, and has also been used by the director Du Haibin for his documentary on a gay club in Chengdu (2005). The English name for the film, Beautiful Men, is not a direct translation.
The novellas The Invisibility Cloak and Flock of Brown Birds were the first works by Ge Fei to become available in English. They appeared in 2016 in translations by Canaan Morse and Poppy Toland respectively.[4] An English translation of Peach Blossom Paradise was published in 2020.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- 《
追 忆乌攸先生 》 [Zhuiyi Wu You Xiansheng] (1986). - 《
陷 阱》 [Xian Jing] (1987). - 《迷舟》 [Mizhou] (1987).
- 《
褐色 鸟群》 [Hese Niao Qun] (1988). Flock of Brown Birds, trans. Poppy Toland (Penguin, 2016). - 《
大年 》 [Danian] (1988). - 《
青 黄 》 [Qinghuang] (1988). - 《敌人》 [Diren] (1993).
- 《锦瑟》 [Jinse] (1993).
- 《
相 遇 》 [Xiangyu] (1993). - 《
欲望 的 旗 帜》 [Yuwang de qizhi] (1996). - 《
人面 桃 花 》 [Renmian Taohua] (2004). Peach Blossom Paradise, trans. Canaan Morse (New York Review Books, 2020). - 《
山河 入 梦》 [Shan He Rumeng] (2007). My Dream of the Mountain and River. - 《
春 尽 江南 》 [Chun Jin Jiangnan] (2011). Spring Ends in Jiangnan. - 《隐身
衣 》 [Yinshen Yi] (2012). The Invisibility Cloak, trans. Canaan Morse (New York Review Books, 2016). - 《边缘》 (2013). Edge
- 《
月 落荒寺 》 (2019). Moonfall on the Deserted Temple
References
[edit]- ^ "Ge Fei". China Book International. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Abrahamsen, Eric. "Ge Fei". Paper Republic.
- ^ "9787532142873: MY DREAM OF THE MOUNTAIN AND RIVER- JIANGNAN TRILOGY-2 (Chinese Edition) - AbeBooks - Ge Fei: 7532142876". www.abebooks.com.
- ^ Publishers' sites for The Invisibility Cloak (Retrieved 1 October 2016) and for Flock of Brown Birds (Retrieved 26 February 2017). Archived 26 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Publisher's site for Peach Blossom Paradise (Retrieved 7 February 2021).
External links
[edit]- Ge Fei home page at Sohu.com (in Chinese)