Profile
Pen Name: A Nai – 阿耐, Ane
Real Name: Unknown
Sex: Female
Nationality: Chinese
Birthday: In the 1960s
Birthplace: Unknown
Currently lives in: Ningbo, Zhejiang (not confirmed)
Alma Mater: Unknown (engineering major)
Social Media: Weibo, Blog
Her Novels
Shi Hun Zhe – 食荤者
Story: Shi Hun Zhe is about survival in the cruel business world.
Publication Date: 2004-07
Volumes: 1
Drama Adaptation: None
English Fan Translation: None
Yu Sheng – 余生
Story: Yu Sheng tells the story of a career woman in the business world.
Publication Date: 2005-01
Volumes: 1
Drama Adaptation: None
English Fan Translation: None
Bu De Wang Sheng – 不得往生
Story: This is China’s first novel about women entrepreneurship.
Publication Date: 2006-10
Volumes: 1
Drama Adaptation: None
English Fan Translation: None
Going Home/All Is Well – 回家/都挺好
Story: Going Home describes modern female white-collar workers and their changing understanding of what “family” means.
Publication Date: 2007-11
Volumes: 1
Drama Adaptation: All Is Well (2019)
English Fan Translation: None
Da Jiang Dong Qu – 大江东去
Story: The novel depicts the changements in people’s daily life and thinking through the economic reforms in the 1980s.
Publication Date: 2009-01
Volumes: 3
Drama Adaptation: Like a Flowing River (2018), Like a Flowing River 2 (upcoming)
English Fan Translation: None
Ode to Joy – 欢乐颂
Story: Ode to Joy depicts the life and struggles of five young women in modern Shanghai.
Publication Date: 2012-11
Volumes: 3
Drama Adaptation: Ode to Joy (2016), Ode to Joy 2 (2017), Ode to Joy 3 (in planning)
English Fan Translation: None
Min Qi Jiang Hu – 民企江湖
Story: Based on the author’s own experiences, it tells the story of two friends and the set-up of privately run companies.
Publication Date: 2013-04
Volumes: 2
Drama Adaptation: None
English Fan Translation: None