Bi Feiyu Wins 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize

Posted on March 21, 2011

Bi Feiyu has been named the winner of the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Three Sisters. The prize includes a cash award of $30,000. The novel's translators, Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, will also receive a cash prize of $5,000. The announcement of the winner was made at a black tie prize dinner at the Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong.

Bi Feiyu said in a statement, "I am extremely honoured to receive the Man Asian Literary Prize tonight. Although this is a young prize, I now believe that in a very short time it will become a very important prize in Asia. I expect that it will be taken very seriously by all serious writers in Asia."

This year was the fourth year for the Man Asian Literary Prize. You can find the award's website here.