Ya Ding

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

Ya 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