About the author

Ai Wei is a Chinese author known for fiction and prose. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his birthplace, education, and writing career are not recorded in the available materials. The collection contains thirteen of his works, including short-story collections, novels, and prose, commonly classified as social fiction and prose. Representative titles include the four-volume Collected Short Stories of Ai Wei, Southern, A Brief History of Women, Three Laps Around the City, The Open Door, Young Yang Qi Carrying a Knife, With Fictional Characters as Companions, and Cross-Country Race. Judging from these titles and categories, his writing tends to focus on real social life and everyday human experience, while also reflecting on fiction and storytelling itself. His subjects involve urban and rural life, personal fate, and experiences of growing up, and his style moves between realism and imagination. Because verifiable material is limited, this introduction outlines his creative profile only on the basis of the works listed above and does not address specific experiences or honors.

Written (13)

A Brief History of Women cover
Rating 4.0
A Brief History of Women 艾伟 Writers Publishing House · 2026 A Brief History of Women consists of two novellas, "Dunhuang" and "The Musician," published in October and Harvest, respectively. "Dunhuang" is a brie…
Ai Wei's Collected Novellas and Short Stories (4-Volume Set) cover
Rating 4.2
Ai Wei's Collected Novellas and Short Stories (4-Volume Set) 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 A collection of novellas and short stories by Ai Wei, winner of the Lu Xun Literary Prize and a leading contemporary Chinese writer, in four volumes. …
Young Yang Qi Wears a Knife cover
Rating 4.0
Young Yang Qi Wears a Knife 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 This collection of novellas and short stories by Lu Xun Literary Prize winner Ai Wei gathers ten pieces, including "Young Yang Qi Wears a Knife," "Vil…
Three Laps Around the City cover
Rating 4.0
Three Laps Around the City 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 Circling the City Three Times is a collection of novellas and short stories by Ai Wei, a winner of the Lu Xun Literary Prize and a leading contemporar…
The Open Door cover
Rating 4.0
The Open Door 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 This collection of novellas and short stories by accomplished writer Ai Wei, winner of the Lu Xun Literary Prize, brings together nine works including…
Father's Wish cover
Rating 3.9
Father's Wish 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 This book is a collection of novellas and short stories by Ai Wei, a winner of the Lu Xun Literary Prize and a leading contemporary Chinese writer. It…
In the Company of Fictional Characters cover
Rating 4.0
In the Company of Fictional Characters 艾伟 Henan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024 This book is part of the “Novelist’s Essays” series and marks the first publication of Ai Wei’s essay collection. The manuscript is divided into five …
South cover
Rating 4.2
South 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2023 Southern is a representative novel by Lu Xun Literary Prize winner Ai Wei. After Luo Yiku is murdered, her soul wanders above the city of Yongcheng, a…
Cross-Country Race cover
Rating 4.0
Cross-Country Race 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2023 Cross-Country Race is the debut novel of Lu Xun Literary Prize winner Ai Wei, telling a bizarre folk tale. Near the village where the protagonist Buni…
The Guilty Lover cover
Rating 4.0
The Guilty Lover 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2022 A rape case shatters the quiet life of Yu Zhili, the beauty of a small town. Convinced that the culprit is her mysterious stalker Lu Jian, she sees hi…
My Comrade, My Lover cover
Rating 3.9
My Comrade, My Lover 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2022 A full-length novel by contemporary writer Ai Wei, it delves into the impenetrable dark depths of human nature and explores the hidden emotions and 'w…
In the Mirror cover
Rating 3.8
In the Mirror 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2022 Mirror in the Mirror moves across China, Myanmar, the United States, and Japan, deftly weaving a tangled web of love, hate, and suspicion. The novel t…
The Past (Original Novel of the Film Chasing the Moon Starring He Saifei) cover
Rating 3.9
The Past (Original Novel of the Film Chasing the Moon Starring He Saifei) 艾伟 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2021 The Past is a new novel by the accomplished writer Ai Wei, telling the story of an "unconventional mother." A celebrated Yue opera performer, in her y…

Publishers

Writers Publishing HouseHenan Literature and Art Publishing HouseZhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House