Li Xiao (born Li Xiaotang on 28 July 1950) is a Chinese writer based in Shanghai. He is the son of writer Ba Jin.
Born in Shanghai, Li worked in the countryside of Anhui during the Cultural Revolution for 8 years as a sent-down youth. After the Cultural Revolution, Li attended Fudan University.
Li Xiao's 1994 novel Rules of a Clan () was adapted into a 1995 film Shanghai Triad directed by Zhang Yimou.
Works translated into English YearChinese titleTranslated English titleTranslator(s)1986屋顶上的青草"Grass on the Rooftop"Madeline K. Spring机关轶事"Anecdotes from the Office"Renditions, Autumn 2001.Zhu Hong1988关于行规的闲话"Rules of the Game"Renditions, Spring 2001.1992相会在K市"Appointment in K City"Words Without Borders, May 2004.民谣"Folk Song"Wu Xiaozhen, Qiu Maoru1993一种叫太阳红的瓜"'Sunny Red' Melons"
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