Liu Ying (writer)
{{Short description|Chinese writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Liu Ying
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| native_name = 柳营
| birth_place = Longyou County, Zhejiang, China
| occupation = Novelist, short story writer
}}
Liu Ying ({{zh|c=柳营}}; born February 1974) is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories.{{cite web|work=Quzhou Daily|title=柳营方式|date=January 20, 2014|url=http://news.qz828.com/system/2014/01/20/010747321.shtml}} Her work revolves around the exploration of women life in modern China in light of historical, political and economic changes. She published ten novels, and many short-stories.{{cite web|title=LiuYing Author Page on Douban|url=https://book.douban.com/author/319014/}} Her early novel, "The Attic", was adapted into a film with the same name.{{cite web|last=China View Network|title=Intro to LiuYing|url=http://www.cvpp.cn/zhuanti/liuying.html}}
Life
Liu was born in February 1974 in Longyou County, Zhejiang to a working-class family.{{cite web|last=Xu Coglin|title=Liu Ying: A small paradise blooms under the pen|date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.qzwmzx.com/news_info.aspx?NewsId=20062}} She has an older sister and a younger brother.
In 2001, at the age of 27, Liu Ying suffered from depression and severe disc herniation. Being confined to close quarters for a long time Liu Ying began to write novels. A year later her collection of short stories "Attic" was published, become an instant hit and launched her writing career. In 2004 "Attic" was made into a Chinese motion picture and in 2006 Liu Ying published her first long novel "Ghost Tree".
In 2005 she joined China Writers Association{{cite web|last=Chinese Writer Association|title=LiuYing|date=July 4, 2016|url=http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/zxhy/member/3285.shtml}} and entered Lu Xun Literary Institute in Beijing. Later Liu Ying moved back to Zhejiang and settled in Hangzhou.
In 2012, Liu Ying immigrated to the United States to continue her literary career. "Sister" was published early 2019, and in less than two months was completely sold out and second editions were printed.{{cite web|last=Rumin|title=Atlanta Chinese Writers Association interview with LiuYing|date=April 10, 2019|url=https://atlanta.americachineselife.com/%E8%8B%A5%E6%95%8F%EF%BC%9A%E5%A7%90%E5%A7%90%EF%BC%8C%E6%9F%B3%E8%90%A5%E7%AC%94%E4%B8%8B%E7%9A%84%E5%85%89%E5%BD%B1/}}
Writing style
Works
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Title !Year !ISBN/ASIN |
| Attic 阁楼
|2002 |9787506329873 |
| Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingati 梁山伯与祝英台
|2005 |9787213029875 |
| Tree Ghost 树鬼
|2006 |9787531330226 |
| Light as flesh 淡如肉色
|2010 |9787222060913 |
| Delicious Mushroom 蘑菇好滋味
|2012 |9787225041636 |
| Deep in my place 我之深处
|2013 |9787506364652 |
| Ah Bu 阿布
|2013 |9787539179711 |
| Little Heaven 小天堂
|2015 |9787506081887 |
| Sister 姐姐
|2019 |9787530218419 |
| Honey & Spice 辣与蜜糖
|2020 |ASIN : B08JRW2H5H |
Recent Work
Liu Ying is finishing up her next book, while some of her earlier work is being translated into English.
Liu Ying latest short story published in HongKong{{cite web|last=HongKong Literary Magazine|title=Willow Camp|url=http://www.hongkongliterary.com/dzdetail.jsp?id=12593&pid=34477339&dzid=50461073}}
Liu Ying self-published Kindle book {{cite web|last=Amazon Kindle|title=辣与蜜糖|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JRW2H5H/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1600817583&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=%E6%9F%B3+%E8%90%A5}}
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Category:21st-century Chinese women writers