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Bi Feiyu wins Man Asian Literary Prize
Mar 17 2011
Chinese author Bi Feiyu was awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010 for his novel Three Sisters in a ceremony in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The prize includes a $30,000 award for Bi Feiyu and a $5,000 translation award to be split between Sylvia Li-chun Li and Howard Goldblatt.
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