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Bi Feiyu

毕飞宇

Born 1964 · China

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Mao Dun 2011 · Winner

    Massage

    推拿 · Tuina

    Bi Feiyu · 44 when first published

    Novel · 352 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:In a massage centre staffed by blind masseurs, each of them carries a past the sighted can hardly imagine, and all of them fight to keep their independence and their dignity.

  • No English yet

    Mao Dun 2008 · Nominee

    平原

    Pingyuan

    Title translated by AI:“The Plain”

    Bi Feiyu · 41 when first published

    Novel · Love, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:Back in Wang Village after secondary school, Duanfang is crushed by farm work and falls in love with Sanya, a landlord's daughter, while Wu Manling, the village's zealous Party secretary, falls for him and could help him leave.