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Hong Ying
Chinese novelist who grew up in the slums of Chongquing. Her autobiography Daughter of the River tells the story of her early life. Writes about, and is an advocate for, marginalised groups in China, particularly the LGBT community (see the short story collection A Lipstick Called Red Pepper: Fiction About Gay and Lesbian Love).
Her novel K: The Art of Love is a fictionalised account of a real relationship between a renowned female Chinese writer ("K", whose true identity was Ling Shuhua) and the English poet Julian Bell. It engendered outrage and controversy and a libel lawsuit brought by Ling Shuhua's daughter, even though the Chinese author is never named in the novel. The libel lawsuit eventually concluded in conciliation.
Her novel K: The Art of Love is a fictionalised account of a real relationship between a renowned female Chinese writer ("K", whose true identity was Ling Shuhua) and the English poet Julian Bell. It engendered outrage and controversy and a libel lawsuit brought by Ling Shuhua's daughter, even though the Chinese author is never named in the novel. The libel lawsuit eventually concluded in conciliation.