Ge Cuilin
Ge Cuilin | |
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| Native name | 葛翠琳 |
| Born | February 1930 Laoting County, Hebei |
| Died | 27 December 2022 Beijing |
| Alma mater | Yenching University |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Wild Grape (1956) |
| Notable awards | National Outstanding Children's Literature Award |
Ge Cuilin (Chinese: 葛翠琳; 1930–2022) was a Chinese children's author. Known principally for her fairy tales, she also wrote essays, plays, and a novel. She won the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award of the Chinese Writers Association multiple times. Her 1956 fairy tale collection Wild Grape was adapted into a puppet film and translated into several languages. She co-founded the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award with Han Suyin and Bing Xin. She was a member of the All-China Women's Federation and graduated from Yenching University.