Zhaozheng Li

Li Zhaozheng (1954–2003) was a writer born in Shanghai, China.

Early life and education Li Zhaozheng graduated from Anhui Normal University in 1983 and worked as a Chinese language teacher.

He began publishing his works in the 1980s, including two long novels, 15 short stories, and 58 novellas, winning 3 literature awards in the process.

Writer Wang Anyi described Li as "A true and irreplaceable narrator of the lives of the grassroot people in this city (Shanghai)."

Death He died in March 2003 due to a sudden heart attack, at the age of 49. In 1997, The Female Worker won the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 7th Hundred Flowers Awards presented by Novel Monthly. In 2003, Never Say Goodbye received the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 10th Hundred Flowers Awards. In 2005, Silly Girl Xiangxiang was awarded the Mid-Length Novel Award at the 11th Hundred Flowers Awards.