Li Kotomi

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Li Qinfeng
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Native name
李琴峰
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 31)
Taiwan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese, Mandarin
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Waseda University
GenreFiction
Notable works
  • Hitorimai (Solo Dance) (独り舞)
  • Itsutsu kazoereba mikazuki ga (五つ数えれば三日月が)
Notable awards

Li Qinfeng (Chinese: 李琴峰; born 26 December 1989), known by her pen name Li Kotomi (りことみ), is a Taiwanese-born fiction writer, translator and essayist, who writes in Mandarin and Japanese. Her Japanese novel Hitorimai (Solo Dance) received the 60th Gunzo New Writers' Award for Excellence in 2017. In 2021, her latest novel won the 165th Akutagawa Prize.[1]

Early life[]

Li was born in Taiwan and her native language is Mandarin. She began studying Japanese at the age of 15.[2]

In 2013, she moved to Japan[3] to study at Waseda University and has been living there since.

Writing[]

Li is known for addressing LGBT topics in her work[4] and has been interviewed for her representation of same-sex relationships between women.[5] Li became the first Taiwanese writer to win the Akutagawa Prize in 2021, for her work "An island where red spider lilies bloom".[6]

Works[]

In Japanese[]

  • Solo Dance (独り舞, Hitorimai, 2018)
  • Count to Five and the Crescent Moon (五つ数えれば三日月が, 2019)
  • Moon and Starlight Night (星月夜（ほしつきよる）, 2020)
  • The Night of the Shining North Star (ポラリスが降り注ぐ夜, 2020)
  • An Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom (彼岸花が咲く島, 2021)
  • Celebrating Life (生を祝う, 2021)

In English[]

  • Solo Dance, trans. Arthur Reiji Morris, World Editions, 2022, ISBN 9781642861143

References[]

  1. ^ "li kotomi". Total Taipei. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Li Kotomi". nippon.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Kotomi Li – The Hong Kong International Literary Festival". Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "「外国人が描いたLGBT小説」とは一体何か。 作家・李琴峰が日本文学に思うこと". ハフポスト (in Japanese). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "李琴峰さん「星月夜」インタビュー 女性同士の恋愛、実感を込めて描く｜好書好日". 好書好日 (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ Yang, Ming-chu; Lee, Hsin-Yin (29 August 2021). "Japan-based author first Taiwanese to win Akutagawa Prize". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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