Priest is a pseudonymous Chinese author whose works are published online. Signed by the web-based publisher Jinjiang Literature City, she has been actively writing since 2007 and has received several awards for her writing. She is considered to be among the top five Chinese writers catering to women's interests.[1]
Priest is known for writing in a variety of genres, and her works include both danmei novels and novels featuring female protagonists. Her works have been adapted into manhua, donghua, and television dramas. Many of her novels have been translated into Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and English. The dramas Guardian, Legend of Fei, Word of Honor, and Justice in the Dark are based on Priest's novels.
Life
Priest works full-time, writing on the side. She has a cat named Pizai (皮仔).[2] In 2019, she ranked seventeenth on a list of Chinese authors by income.[3]
Style and themes
Priest's works have deep humanistic themes, reflecting reality and women's growth.[clarification needed] The Biennial Network Literature Award stated that her novel You Fei "gives full play to the author's ability to control the grand historical theme, vertically continues the classic context of the wuxia novel genre, horizontally connects with the female Internet text, and opens up new possibilities in the old type tradition. The novel has a grand structure, steady rhythm, concise language, delicate and touching characters, and delicate emotions. It is a rare masterpiece of contemporary network wuxia novels."[4][pageneeded]You Fei was also praised by Sixth Tone as a unique martial arts piece that focuses on a woman in a usually male-centered genre.[1]
Tan Tian of Literature and Art Newspaper says that Priest's Mo Du demonstrates an: "…inheritance of traditional literary resources, which is mainly manifested in three aspects: titles, selected sentences, and contents are integrated into the elements of traditional literary resources; realistic style is concerned about social hot issues; the slow introduction of narrative rhythm and complex story structure suggest that network literature extradite the essence of traditional literature."[4]
About Priest's Can Ci Pin, the 30th China Science Fiction Galaxy Awards stated, "Under the surface of all kinds of sci-fi elements such as mechs, cyber, and interstellar wars, there lies a story about the warmth of humanity. The author uses a first-class narrative ability, bringing sci-fi to a much wider audience."[5]
Priest has published six short stories and more than thirty novels. Several of her novels have been licensed for English translation by Seven Seas Entertainment[6][7] and Rosmei.[8][9][10] Her work has also been published in Japan by Pleiades Press,[11] in Korea by Ridibooks,[12] and in Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[citation needed]
2017 Novel Reading List – Most Anticipated Screen Adaptation, Most Popular Ancient Chinese Work[25]
2016 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Fantasy Genre[25]
2017 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Fantasy Genre[25]
2016-2017 Network Committee of China Literary Critics Association, Guangming Literary Criticism Editorial Office, China Youth Publishing House – Top 10 of Recommended Chinese Online Novels List[25]
Online Literature Masterpiece with the Most Copyright Value in 2020 (Historical Genre)[26]
Zhen Hun
China's IP Industry Report 2016 – China's Super IP-Top 100 Influence List[27]
Mo Du
2018 Douban Annual Reading List – Top 1 Suspense/Mystery Genre[28]
2018 4th Chinese Original Fiction Awards – Most Popular Work[29]
Can Ci Pin
2019 30th Chinese Science Fiction Galaxy Awards – Best Original Book (published by Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House)[30]
2019 Top Ten Best Searchlight Chinese Literature Books of 2019[31]
Network Literature Authors List
No.5 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2020[32]
No.8 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2019[33]
No.11 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2018[34]
No. 23 in the Top 50 Influence Ranking of Chinese Women Writers of Network Literature in 2017[35]
No.5 in the 5th Network Literature Authors List of Influential Dangdang Authors[36]
↑ Priest. 几个观察，不一定对-[A few observations, not necessarily correct]. 一口獠牙的小甜甜 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
↑ Priest作品《资本剑客》宣布影视化，风寰传媒匠心制作力求精品[Priest's work "Capital Swordsman" announced to be adapted into a film and television series, Fenghuan Media strives for high-quality production with ingenuity]. Sohu (in Chinese). 27 July 2020.
↑ 网易 (30 July 2021). 《残次品·放逐星空》开播不负期待 星际冒险高燃开启[The premiere of "The Defective: Exiled Star" lives up to expectations and the interstellar adventure begins]. NetEase (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
↑ 网易 (23 March 2017). 《镇魂》男主曝光 黄金班底造年度＂镇＂网之作["Guardian" lead actor revealed; a golden team creates the hit online drama of the year.]. NetEase (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021. 此前由清华大学推出的"中国超级IP-TOP100影响力榜单"中《镇魂》在同类型题材中名列前茅，获得了海量粉丝的认可。[Previously, "Guardian" ranked among the top of its genre on Tsinghua University's "China Super IP – Top 100 Influential List," earning widespread fan recognition.]
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