Zhang Yueran
Zhang Yueran | |
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| 张悦然 | |
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| Born | 张悦然 7 November 1982 |
| Alma mater | Shandong University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, teacher[1] |
Zhang Yueran (Chinese: 张悦然, pinyin: Zhāng Yuèrán; born 6 November 1982) is a Chinese writer.
Biography[edit]
Zhang was born in 1982 in Jinan, Shandong. She is an only child. Her father was a professor of Shandong University, and he was very keen on literature.[2]
Zhang is an alumnus of Shandong Experimental High School, Shandong University and National University of Singapore.[3][4]
[5] Her main works include short stories and novels. She won the 2001 New Concept Writing Competition organised by Mengya magazine.[6] She is often labeled as part of a group of successful Chinese authors known as the "post-'80s" generation.[7][8][9][10]
In 2011 she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.[11]
Currently, Zhang is a teacher of Literary Studies in Renmin University of China.[12] Several of her works have been translated into English by Jeremy Tiang, as well as into various other languages.
Works in English[edit]
- Ten Loves (2004)
- The Promise Bird (2006)
- Cocoon (2022)
Works in Chinese (Partial)[edit]
- 《葵花走失在1890》 (Sunflowers Got Lost in 1890)
- 《樱桃之远》 (Cherry Story)
- 《是你来检阅我的忧伤了吗》 (You Come to My Sorrow)
- 《十爱》 (Ten Love Stories)
- 《水仙已乘鲤鱼去》 (Narcissus)
- 《誓鸟》 (Birds of Swear)
- 《鲤系列》 (Carp Series)
- 《昼若夜房间》 (A Room of Day and Night)
- 《繭》 (Cocoon)
References[edit]
- ^ “语文老师”张悦然 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ 张悦然：现实中，我的父亲挺正常的 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ 山东省实验中学传奇 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ 追溯历史 直面父辈创伤 80后张悦然开始写历史 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Aijun Zhu (2007). Feminism and global Chineseness. Cambria Press. p. xix. ISBN 978-1-934043-12-7.
- ^ Hui Yu; Xianghua Ai (2007). Reading in China. China Intercontinental Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-7-5085-1138-2.
- ^ King, Aventurina (4 May 2008). "China's Pop Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ 旧墙上的新窗子——作家张悦然专访 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ 张悦然：我们的青春结束了 但愿阅读没有结束 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ 张悦然 青春走远 破“茧”而出 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ "2011 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ 张悦然：我们早慧而晚熟 出发虽迟终会抵达 Retrieved 2 January 2017
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