Dai Sijie
Chinese, FrenchLiterary FictionHistorical Fictionb. 1954
Dai Sijie is a Chinese-born French filmmaker and novelist. Born in 1954 in Putian, China, he was sent to a re-education camp in rural Sichuan during the Cultural Revolution from 1971 to 1974. In 1984, he moved to France on a scholarship to study art history and cinema. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed debut novel, 'Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress', which he also adapted into a film.
Awards
["Prix Femina (for Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch)"]
Notable Works
['Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress', "Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch", 'Once on a Moonless Night']
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