Sun Li (writer, born 1949) should not be confused with Sun Li (writer, born 1913).
| Sun Li | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 孙力 |
| Birth Name: | Sun Shengli (Chinese: 孙胜利) |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Guangxi, China |
| Death Place: | Tianjin |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Alma Mater: | Tianjin Normal University |
| Period: | 1984 - 2010 |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Notableworks: | Metropolis |
| Spouse: | Yu Xiaohui |
Sun Li (; 16 October 1949 - 9 May 2010) was a Chinese novelist. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] [2] He was a recipient of one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China, the Mao Dun Literature Prize.
Sun was born in Guangxi in 1949, with his ancestral home in Ding County, Hebei. His birth name was Sun Shengli (Chinese: 孙胜利).[3]
Sun worked in Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps in 1969. Sun graduated from Tianjin Normal University in 1974. He started to publish novels in 1984.[1] [3]
Sun died in Tianjin in 2010.[1] [3]
Sun married Yu Xiaohui, who is also a famous novelist, they collaborated on the novel, Metropolis.