Ling Li (writer)

Not to be confused with Li Ling.

Ling Li
Native name	凌力
Born	Zeng Lili (曾黎力) (1942-02-13)13 February 1942 Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
Died	18 July 2018(2018-07-18) (aged 76) Beijing
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Xidian University
Period	1978–2018
Genre	Novel
Subject	Historical novel
Notable works	Young Emperor Guan River of Broken Dreams
Notable awards	3rd Mao Dun Literary Prize 1987 Young Emperor 1st Lao She Literary Award 1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams Yao Xueyin Historical Novel Prize 1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams

Zeng Lili (曾黎力; 13 February 1942 – 18 July 2018), better known by her pen name Ling Li (Chinese: 凌力; pinyin: Líng Lì), was a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an. Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province. She graduated from PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University). Having worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, she transferred to the institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University and became a scholar. She was the vice chairman of the Beijing Writers Association, and a member of Chinese Writers Association's 6th committee. She was awarded the Lao She Literary Award in 2000.

Awards and honours

• 1991, Mao Dun Prize

Works

• Young Emperor (少年天子)
• Guan River of Broken Dreams (梦断关河)
• 暮鼓晨钟
• 星星草
• 倾城倾国

External links

• Ling Li's profile on sina.com (in Chinese)