Ya Ding

Ya Ding (born 1959) is a Chinese writer and translator.

He comes from a little village in North China and after his secondary studies he worked as a farmer thanks to Down to the Countryside Movement. After the Cultural Revolution, he created the first University of Beijing student revue and started to translate French authors.

Awards

 * 1988: Prix Cazes for Le Sorgho rouge.
 * 1988: Prix de l'Asie for Le Sorgho rouge
 * 1988: Prix de la Découverte du Pen Club français
 * 1989: Prix de l'Été for Les Héritiers des sept royaumes.
 * 1991: Prix Contrepoint for Le Jeu de l'eau et du feu

Publications

 * 1987 Le Sorgho rouge, novel
 * 1988 Les Héritiers des sept royaumes, novel
 * 1990 Le Jeu de l'eau et de feu, novel
 * 1992 Le Cercle de petit ciel, novel
 * 1994 La Jeune Fille Tong, novel