Li Lanni (simplified Chinese: 李兰妮; traditional Chinese: 李蘭妮; born 1956) is a contemporary Chinese author and scriptwriter.[1]
Li Lanni | |
|---|---|
李兰妮 | |
| Born | December 25, 1956[citation needed] Bin County, Heilongjiang Province, China |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Scriptwriter |
Biography
editLiterary career
editA native of Bin County, Heilongjiang, Li attended Nanjing University, graduating from its writers class in 1989.[2]
Prior to her graduation, Li's first published work was released in 1981.[3] In the same year, she received the Guangdong Province New Writers Award. She joined the Chinese Writer's association in 1990.[4] Li's writing has been praised for exploring and highlighting difficult and important topics; such as mental health struggles; and the everyday problems that people face in a modernised China.[5]
Her literary career has been decorated by awards,[6] such as the aforementioned Guangdong Province New Writers Award, as well as the Guangdong Luxun Award for Literature and Art, Guangdong First Qin Mu Prose Award, China Television Feitian Award, "Five One" Project Award from the Central Propaganda Department,the Zhuang Chongwen Literature Award, and the Guangdong Provincial Excellent Title of Young Artist. Her 2019 memoir, A Crowded Silence, was selected by the China News Publication Bureau to be part of the International Publications of Chinese Classics Project.[7]
Scriptwriting career
editLi has also written award-winning scripts for films and TV dramas, such as the Flying Award-winning series 傍海人家 (People by the Sea), produced by the China TV Production Centre in 1998.[citation needed] Li's most decorated series was the 27 episode 澳门的故事 (The Story of Macau), broadcast in 1999, which won the Excellent Feature TV Series Award, the Flying Award and the "Five One" Project Award.[citation needed] She also wrote the script for the film 澳门儿女 (The Children of Macau), produced by Fujian Film Studio.[citation needed]
Personal life
editLi has suffered well documented troubles with both her physical and mental health throughout her life. She was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1988, enduring 3 operations and 5 sessions of chemotherapy.[8] Concurrently, she experienced intense bouts of depression, which began in 1986.[citation needed] She would later relapse in 2003.[9] Her book, "No Man in the Wilderness—The Mental Archives of a Depressed Patient" documents her experiences during this struggle. The book focuses on what was at the time an oft-neglected aspect of the mental health difficulties experienced by cancer patients on top of the physical issues experienced from the condition.[10]
Works
editLiterary works in Chinese
editNovels
edit- 傍海人家 (1998)[11]
Novelette collections
edit- 池塘边的绿房子
Prose
edit- 一份缘
- 人在深圳
- 澳门岁月 (1999)
- 雨中凤凰
- 旷野无人 (2008)[12]
Documentary literature
edit- 野地 灵光 ： 我 住 精神病院 的 日子 (2021)[13]
Translated literary works (English)
editMemoirs
edit- A Crowded Silence (Translated by Tsien Yee Yu) (2019)[14]
TV dramas
edit- 深圳 (1996)
- 傍海人家 (1998)
- 澳门的故事 (1999)
Film
edit- 澳门儿女
References
edit- ^ "Li Lanni". Sinoist Books. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni". China Writers Net. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni". China Writers Net. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Shenzhen Writers Association elected a new chairman: Li Lanni". Shenzhen Newspaper. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni". Sinoist Books. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni". China Writers Net. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni". Sinoist Books. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Beating the Blues". China Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni's "light in the wild": exploring the little-known dark valley of spirit". car news. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Li Lanni - No Man in the Wilderness". China Writers Net. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Lanni, Li (1998). 傍海人家. China: Writers Publishing House. ISBN 9787506315951.
- ^ Lanni, Li (2008). 旷野无人. Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020067022.
- ^ Lanni, Li (2021). 野地 灵光 ： 我 住 精神病院 的 日子. Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020166626.
- ^ Lanni, Li (2019). A Crowded Silence. Translated by Yee Yu, Tsien. Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760321.