Li Zhaozheng

Li Zhaozheng
Born	1954 Shanghai, Jiading District
Died	2003 (aged 48–49) Shanghai
Education	University
Alma mater	Anhui Normal University
Occupations	Writer, teacher
Writing career
Genre	Novel
Notable works	《女工》 《永远不说再见》 《傻女香香》 《城市生活》
Notable awards	百花文学奖 1997年 《女工》 百花文学奖 2003年 《永远不说再见》 百花文学奖 2005年 《傻女香香》

Li Zhaozheng (1954–2003) was a writer born in Shanghai, China.

Early life and education

Li Zhaozheng graduated from Anhui Normal University in 1983 and worked as a Chinese language teacher.

He began publishing his works in the 1980s, including two long novels, 15 short stories, and 58 novellas, winning 3 literature awards in the process.

Writer Wang Anyi described Li as "A true and irreplaceable narrator of the lives of the grassroot people in this city (Shanghai)."

Death

He died in March 2003 due to a sudden heart attack, at the age of 49.

Published works

Novels

• The Silent Ending (1997)
• The Restless City (1999)

Novellas

• The Female Worker (1995)
• The Top Priority (1997)
• The Merchant (1998)
• Urban Life (1998)
• Twisted (1999)
• Miss in the Pavilion (1999)
• Ancestry (2002)
• Never Say Goodbye (2002)
• Silly Girl Xiangxiang (2003)
• Wind and Moon Flowing in Shanghai (2003).

Short stories

• The Story of Ahu

Awards

Source:

• In 1997, The Female Worker won the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 7th Hundred Flowers Awards presented by Novel Monthly.
• In 2003, Never Say Goodbye received the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 10th Hundred Flowers Awards.
• In 2005, Silly Girl Xiangxiang was awarded the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 11th Hundred Flowers Awards.