Chi Zijian

迟子建

Chi Zijian was born in 1964 in Heilongjiang province, where she still resides. She's one of China's most prominent female writers, though generally escapes the label of 'feminist' writer so often applied to Wang Anyi or Bing Xin. Her works stay close to everyday life, and she's known as a writer of the quotidian – many of her stories would be considered sentimental by western standards. She's currently employed by the Heilongjiang Provincial Writers Association.

Winner of the Mao Dun Prize 2008 for 《额尔古纳河右岸》 Right Bank of the Argun, Harvill Secker, 2012.