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Bi Feiyu, a famous Chinese novelist and screenwriter, became the winner of the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Three Sisters. The award was announced on March 17, 2011. Founded in 2007, the Man Asian Literary Prize is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an Asian writer. Bi was the third Chinese writer to receive this award. He was given $30,000 as part of the award. Three Sisters is a novel set in the 1960s in rural China and tells the stories of three sisters in the "cultural revolution" period.

Bi, 47, was born in Jiangsu Province. He has been awarded a number of literary prizes, including the prestigious Lu Xun Literature Prize. Bi is also an accomplished screenwriter, having collaborated with director Zhang Yimou.