| Li Xiao | |||||||||
| Birth Name: | Li Xiaotang | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1950 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Fudan University | ||||||||
| Language: | Chinese | ||||||||
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Li Xiao (born Li Xiaotang on 28 July 1950) is a Chinese writer based in Shanghai. He is the son of writer Ba Jin.
Born in Shanghai, Li worked in the countryside of Anhui during the Cultural Revolution for 8 years as a sent-down youth. After the Cultural Revolution, Li attended Fudan University.
Li Xiao's 1994 novel Rules of a Clan (Chinese: 门规) was adapted into a 1995 film Shanghai Triad directed by Zhang Yimou.
| Year | Chinese title | Translated English title | Translator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 屋顶上的青草 | "Grass on the Rooftop"[1] | Madeline K. Spring |
| 机关轶事 | "Anecdotes from the Office"[2] | Zhu Hong | |
| 1988 | 关于行规的闲话 | "Rules of the Game"[3] | |
| 1992 | 相会在K市 | "Appointment in K City"[4] | |
| 民谣 | "Folk Song" | Wu Xiaozhen, Qiu Maoru[5] | |
| 1993 | 一种叫太阳红的瓜 | "'Sunny Red' Melons" |