Ye Wenling

Ye Wenling
Native name	叶文玲
Born	November 4, 1942 Chumen Town, Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	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)
Relatives	Brother: Ye Peng

Ye Wenling (simplified Chinese: 叶文玲; traditional Chinese: 葉文玲; pinyin: Yè Wénlíng; born 4 November 1942) is a Chinese novelist and politician.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Ye was a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Ye Wenling was born in Chumen Town, Yuhuan County, Zhejiang Province in 1942. She has a brother, Ye Peng (Chinese: 叶鹏).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ye published her first short stories A Couple of Things (Chinese: 夫妻间的小风波) and Seven Cents (Chinese: 七角钱) when she was 13 years old.^[1][2]

In 1957, Ye enrolled in the Huangyan High School (Chinese: 黄岩高中), 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 (Chinese: 我和雪梅), Love Thy Neighbours (Chinese: 两家亲) and Fenghuang A'jiao (Chinese: 凤凰阿娇) in East Sea (Chinese: 东海).^[1][2]

From 1966 to 1976, during the Cultural Revolution, Ye published her short story When The Monthly Plan Was Finished (Chinese: 当月计划完成的时候) in the Literature and Art Works (Chinese: 文艺作品选).^[1][2]

In 1977, Ye published her short stories Danmei (Chinese: 丹梅), Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve (Chinese: 飘雪的除夕) and The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (Chinese: 年饭) in the People's Literature.^[1][2]

In 1979, Ye joined the China Writers Association and worked in Henan Literature and Art Association.^[1][2]

In 1980, Ye wrote the short stories Xinxiang (Chinese: 心香), The Cane Chair (Chinese: 藤椅) and The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Chinese: 毋忘草). In the same year, she won the National Excellent Short Story Award.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In 1986, Ye moved to Hangzhou and worked for the Zhejiang Writers Association.^[1][2]

In 1990, Ye became the vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.^[1][2]

In 1992, Ye served as the president of the Zhejiang Writers Association and the president of Mao Dun Faculty of Arts.^[1][2]

From 1990 to 1995, Ye published novels Wumenggu (Chinese: 无梦谷), Wuweichuan (Chinese: 无桅船) and Wuyoushu(Chinese: 无忧树).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Works

Long-gestating novels

• Wumenggu (Chinese: 无梦谷)
• Wuweichuan (Chinese: 无桅船)
• Wuyoushu(Chinese: 无忧树)

Short stories

• A Couple of Things (Chinese: 夫妻间的小风波)
• Seven Cents (Chinese: 七角钱)
• Xuemei and Me (Chinese: 我和雪梅)
• Love Thy Neighbours (Chinese: 两家亲)
• Fenghuang A'jiao (Chinese: 凤凰阿娇)
• Danmei (Chinese: 丹梅)
• Snowing in The Chinese New Year's Eve (Chinese: 飘雪的除夕)
• The Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (Chinese: 年饭)
• Xinxiang (Chinese: 心香)
• The Cane Chair (Chinese: 藤椅)
• The Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Chinese: 毋忘草)

Awards

• National Excellent Short Story Award (1980)^[1][2][3]
• Chinese Culture Creation Outstanding Achievement Award (1995, New York City)^[1][2][3]
• Lu Xun Literary and Art Prize (1997)^[1][2][3]

Personal life

In 1962, Ye married Wang Keqi (Chinese: 王克起) in Neixiang County, Henan Province, Wang was a graduate student at Fudan University.^[1][2][3]

References

1. 徐忠友 (2012). "叶文玲：历人生艰难而成文学大家". 老年人 (in Chinese). 10: 26–27. ISSN 1007-2616.
2. Ye Wenling (2007-08-01). 《大鸿飞天·常书鸿传》作者简介 (in Chinese). Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Zhejiang People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787213035326.
3. Ye Wenling (1995-10-01). 《中国当代美学家列传》之作者介绍 (in Chinese). Shaanxi: Shaanxi People's Fine Arts Publishing House. ISBN 9787536807211.
4. "叶文玲". northedu.com.cn (in Chinese).
5. "叶文玲:《无尽人生》写人生". Sohu (in Chinese). 2006.