Anni Baobei

Li Jie, more commonly known by her pen name Anni Baobei or Annie Baby , is a Chinese novelist, born 11 July 1974 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She is nicknamed "Flower in the Dark" by her readers due to her novels' themes of loneliness and isolation.

Li currently lives in Beijing.

Writing career
In her early twenties, Li worked at a bank in Ningbo, but her distaste for the job led her to begin her career as an online writer in 1998. In 2000, she began writing for the website Rongshuxia, which was one of China's first literary forums. In that same year, she published Goodbye, Vivian, a collection of short stories; this was her first print publication, and would sell half a million copies.

Li has also worked as an editor of the literary journal Open and as a translator of children's books. Her work appears in Chinese magazines Harvest, Writers and Elle.

Works
Note that many of Li's works do not yet have standardized English translations.
 * Goodbye, Vivian (告別薇安) (2000), short story
 * Qiyue and Ansheng (七月与安生) (2000), short story
 * Endless August (八月未央) (2001), short story
 * The Flower Across the Bank (彼岸花)
 * Spring Banquet, novel
 * The Road of Others (去往别处的路上), short story
 * Two or Three Things (二三事) (2004), novel
 * Lotus (莲花) (2006), novel: The main characters, Shansheng and Qingzhao, travel on foot to a village in Tibet, where one of Shansheng's boyhood friends works as a teacher. Information about Shansheng and Qingzhao is revealed in flashbacks: they are successful in their professional lives, but feel disillusioned with life in the city. Ultimately, the two attempt to make a life for themselves outside of the confines of contemporary Chinese society.
 * Padma (莲花) (2006), novel
 * The Beauty of Old Books

Media adaptations

 * Soulmate (2016 film) starring Sandra Ma and Zhou Dongyu; based on Qiyue and Ansheng
 * Another Me (2019 television series) starring Shen Yue, Chen Duling, and Xiong Ziqi; based on Qiyue and Ansheng
 * Beautiful Reborn Flower (2019 television series) starring Song Weilong, Lin Yun, Peter Ho, and Li Xin'ai; based on The Flower Across the Bank
 * Endless Summer (upcoming film) starring Luo Jin, Zhong Chuxi, and Tan Songyun; based on August Never Ends