Om Books International launched the Man Asian Literary Award-Winning Novel, Three Sisters by Chinese author and screenplay writer Bi Feiyu recently at the Olive Bar & Kitchen, Mehrauli, New Delhi.
Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International, said, “To have published Three Sisters by Bi Feiyu in the Indian subcontinent for readers who appreciate literature from around the world has been an enriching experience for me. The book has been very well received by fiction enthusiasts. The social issues addressed in the book have a universal appeal.”
A breathtaking account of the challenges facing women in Communist China, the award winning novel is about the story of three sisters who strive to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not truly belong to them.
Bi Feiyu is one of the most respected authors and screenwriters in China today. He was born in 1964 in Xinghua, in the province of Jiangsu. A journalist, poet and novelist, he has been awarded a number of literary prizes, including the prestigious Lu Xun Literary Prize. He co-wrote the film Shanghai Triad, which was directed by the internationally renowned director Zhang Yimou. His novel The Moon Opera was longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2008. Three Sisters won the Man Asian Literary Prize 2010.
From the archive · Events · 20 January 2012