Ling Li (writer)

Not to be confused with Li Ling.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ling.
Ling Li
Native name 凌力
Born Zeng Lili (曾黎力)
(1942-02-13) February 13, 1942
Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
Pen name Zeng Lili (曾莉莉)
Occupation Novelist
Language Chinese
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Xi'an Electronics University
Period 1978 - present
Genre Novel
Subject Historical novel
Notable works Son of Heaven
Guan River of Broken Dreams
Notable awards 3rd Mao Dun Literary Prize
1987 Son of Heaven
1st Lao She Literary Award
1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams
Yao Xueyin Historical Novel Prize
1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams

Ling Li (Chinese: 凌力; pinyin: Líng Lì; born February 13, 1942) is a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an, as Zeng Lili (曾黎力). Her former pen name was Zeng Lili (曾莉莉). Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province. She graduated from PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology). Having worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, she transferred to the institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University and became a scholar. She is currently the vice chairman of Beijing Writers Association, and a member of Chinese Writers Association's 6th committee. She was awarded the Lao She Literary Award in 2000.

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