Su tong biography
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Su Tong
Chinese writer
Tong Zhonggui (Chinese: 童忠贵; pinyin: Tóng Zhōngguì; born January 23, 1963), known by the pen name of Su Tong (苏童; 蘇童; Sū Tóng) is a Chinese writer.
He was born in Suzhou and lives in Nanjing.[1]
He entered the Department of Chinese at Beijing Normal University in 1980, and started to publish novels in 1983.
Su tong biography
He is now vice president of the Jiangsu Writers Association.[2] Known for his controversial writing style, Su is one of the most acclaimed novelists in China.[3]
Work
Su has written seven full-length novels and over 200 short stories, some of which have been translated into English, German, Italian and French.[4]
He is best known in the West for his novella Raise the Red Lantern (originally titled Wives and Concubines), published in 1990.
The book was adapted into the film, Raise the Red Lantern by director Zhang Yimou. The book has since been published under the name given to the film