Chi Zijian

1964 -

country of citizenship: People's Republic of China

languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese

educated at: Beijing Normal University, Northwest University

occupation: novelist

award received: Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Short Stories, Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Novellas

position held: member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Chi Zijian (Chinese: 迟子建; born 27 February 1964) is a Chinese novelist. She is best known for her novel The Last Quarter of the Moon which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize (2008), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China. Source: Wikipedia (en)