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Ding Ling
Born: October 12, 1904
Died: March 4, 1986 (aged 81)
Bio: Ding Ling, formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi, one of the most celebrated 20th-century Chinese authors. She was awarded the Soviet Union's Stalin second prize for Literature in 1951.
Known for:
- Miss Sophia's Diary
- I myself am a woman
- The power of weakness
- Miss Sophie's diary and other stories
- The Sun Shines Over the Sangkan River (1984)