Yang Yi (author)

Yang Yi (simplified Chinese: 杨逸; traditional Chinese: 楊逸; pinyin: Yáng Yì) (born June 18, 1964) is the pen name of Liu Qiao, a Chinese-born novelist who has lived in Japan since 1987.[1]

This article is about the writer. For the minister of the Three Kingdoms period, see Yang Yi.

Yang Yi
Born	(1964-06-18) June 18, 1964 Harbin, China
Pen name	Liu Qiao
Occupation	Novelist, lecturer
Language	Chinese, Japanese
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Ochanomizu University
Notable awards	Akutagawa Prize, Bungakukai Newcomer's Prize
Children	Two
Relatives	Chen Tien-shi (cousin)

Yang was born in the Chinese city of Harbin and remains a Chinese citizen. In 2008, she won the 139th Akutagawa Prize for her (Japanese language) novel Tokiga nijimu asa (literally, A Morning When Time Blurs). She is thus far the only Chinese national and only non-native Japanese speaker to win the award.

Currently she is a visiting professor at Kanto Gakuin University[2] and a part-time lecturer at Nihon University.

References

1. "Chinese novelist Yang wins Akutagawa Prize." Japan Times July 16, 2008.
2. "Department of Literature (in Japanese)". Kanto Gakuin University. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

External links

• Yang Yi at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)