Zhang Jie
Zhang Jie's novel "Leaden Wings" was translated into German in 1982 and published in England in 1987 by Virago Press. She was awarded the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1985 for "Leaden Wings" and in 2005 for "Without a Word", making her the first writer to receive the award twice. She is not only the only one writer who has won the Mao Dun Literature Price twice, but is also one of the most influential writers in contemporary China. Zhang Jie is a representative of female writers in contemporary China. In her words, she creates many female images with different life paths and destinies, and explores the situation of women in the contemporary China from her unique perspective.