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My Take
Su Tong, born Tong Zhonggui in Suzhou and now living in Nanjing, is a writer I think deserves a wider readership abroad. A Beijing Normal University graduate who has published fiction since 1983, he has won both the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Lu Xun Literary Prize, and as vice president of the Jiangsu Writers Association he is cultivating the literary soil itself, not just his own pages. I sense the moist, atmospheric Jiangnan water-town world in his sensibility, and that lived texture is what makes his stories linger. He is the kind of voice that carries Asia's narratives to the world, and I want more readers to find him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Su Tong
- Name (Japanese)
- 蘇童
- Reading
- そ・どう
- Born
- January 23, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Suzhou, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter
2. Background
- University
- Beijing Normal University
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Lu Xun Literary Prize for Excellent Short Stories
- 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%98%87%E7%AB%A5
Frequently asked questions
When was Su Tong born?
Born January 23, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Su Tong from?
Su Tong is from Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
What does Su Tong do?
Su Tong works as writer, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.