Ling Li (writer)

Ling Li
Native name
凌力
BornZeng Lili (曾黎力)
(1942-02-13)13 February 1942
Yan'an, Shaanxi, China
Died18 July 2018(2018-07-18) (aged 76)
Beijing
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
NationalityChinese
Alma materXidian University
Period1978–2018
GenreNovel
SubjectHistorical novel
Notable worksYoung Emperor
Guan River of Broken Dreams
Notable awards3rd Mao Dun Literary Prize
1987 Young Emperor
1st Lao She Literary Award
1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams
Yao Xueyin Historical Novel Prize
1999 Guan River of Broken Dreams

Zeng Lili (曾黎力; 13 February 1942 – 18 July 2018), better known by her pen name Ling Li (Chinese: 凌力; pinyin: Líng Lì), was a Chinese writer and historian. She was born in Yan'an. Her ancestral home is Yudu County, Jiangxi Province. She graduated from PLA's Xi'an Institute of Telecommunication Engineering (now Xidian University). Having worked as a missile engineer for 12 years, she transferred to the institute of Qing Dynasty History at Renmin University and became a scholar. She was the vice chairman of the Beijing Writers Association, and a member of Chinese Writers Association's 6th committee. She was awarded the Lao She Literary Award in 2000.