Ye Wenling

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye.

Ye Wenling
Native name	叶かのう文ぶん玲れい
Born	(1942-11-04) November 4, 1942 Chumen Town, Yuhuan, Zhejiang, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Huangyan High School
Period	1955–present
Genre	Short story, novel
Notable works	Xuemei and Me Love Thy Neighbours Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve
Notable awards	National Excellent Short Story Award (1980) Chinese Culture Creation Outstanding Achievement Award (1995) Lu Xun Literary and Art Prize (1997)
Spouse	Wang Keqi ​ (m. 1962)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉は文ぶん玲れい
Simplified Chinese	叶かのう文ぶん玲れい
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Wénlíng

Ye Wenling (Chinese: 叶かのう文ぶん玲れい; born 4 November 1942) is a Chinese novelist. She was a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Ye was born in Chumen Town, Yuhuan, Zhejiang, China in 1942. She has a brother, Ye Peng (叶かのう鹏).

Ye published her first short stories A Couple of Things (夫妻ふさい间的小しょう风波) and Seven Cents (七なな角かく钱) when she was 13 years old.

In 1957, Ye enrolled in the Huangyan High School (黄き岩がん高だか中ちゅう), but she dropped out when her brother Ye Peng was labeled as a rightist by the government. Later, Ye worked in kindergarten and factory in the day and wrote short stories at night. She published her short stories Xuemei and Me (我わが和わ雪ゆき梅うめ), Love Thy Neighbours (两家亲) and Fenghuang A'jiao (凤凰阿娇) in East Sea (东海).

From 1966 to 1976, during the Cultural Revolution, Ye published her short story When The Monthly Plan Was Finished (当月とうげつ计划完成かんせい的てき时候) in the Literature and Art Works (文ぶん艺作品さくひん选).

In 1977, Ye published her short stories Danmei (丹に梅うめ), Snowing in the Chinese New Year's Eve (飘雪的てき除じょ夕ゆう) and The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (年とし饭) in the People's Literature. In 1979, Ye joined the China Writers Association and worked in Henan Literature and Art Association. In 1980, Ye wrote the short stories Xinxiang (心しん香が), The Cane Chair (藤ふじ椅) and The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (毋忘草そう). In the same year, she won the National Excellent Short Story Award.

In 1986, Ye moved to Hangzhou and worked for the Zhejiang Writers Association. In 1990, she became the vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association. In 1992, she became president of the Zhejiang Writers Association and the Mao Dun Faculty of Arts.

From 1990 to 1995, Ye published novels Wumenggu (无梦谷だに), Wuweichuan (无桅船せん) and Wuyoushu (无忧树).

Works

Long-gestating novels

• Wumenggu (无梦谷だに)
• Wuweichuan (无桅船せん)
• Wuyoushu(无忧树)

Short stories

• A Couple of Things (夫妻ふさい间的小しょう风波)
• Seven Cents (七なな角かく钱)
• Xuemei and Me (我わが和わ雪ゆき梅うめ)
• Love Thy Neighbours (两家亲)
• Fenghuang A'jiao (凤凰阿娇)
• Danmei (丹に梅うめ)
• Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve (飘雪的てき除じょ夕ゆう)
• The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (年とし饭)
• Xinxiang (心しん香が)
• The Cane Chair (藤ふじ椅)
• The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (毋忘草そう)

Awards

• National Excellent Short Story Award (1980)
• Chinese Culture Creation Outstanding Achievement Award (1995, New York City)
• Lu Xun Literary and Art Prize (1997)

Personal life

In 1962, Ye married Wang Keqi (王おう克かつ起おこり) in Neixiang County, Henan Province, Wang was a graduate student at Fudan University.