Zhang Yueran (Chinese: 张悦然, pinyin: Zhāng Yuèrán; born 6 November 1982) is a Chinese writer.

Zhang Yueran
张悦然
Born
张悦然

(1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 42)
Jinan, Shandong, China
Alma materShandong University
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher[1]

Biography

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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

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  • Ten Loves (2004)
  • The Promise Bird (2006)
  • Cocoon (2022)

Works in Chinese (Partial)

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  • 《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

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  1. ^ “语文老师”张悦然 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  2. ^ 张悦然:现实中,我的父亲挺正常的 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  3. ^ 山东省实验中学传奇 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  4. ^ 追溯历史 直面父辈创伤 80后张悦然开始写历史 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  5. ^ Aijun Zhu (2007). Feminism and global Chineseness. Cambria Press. p. xix. ISBN 978-1-934043-12-7.
  6. ^ Hui Yu; Xianghua Ai (2007). Reading in China. China Intercontinental Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-7-5085-1138-2.
  7. ^ King, Aventurina (4 May 2008). "China's Pop Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  8. ^ 旧墙上的新窗子——作家张悦然专访 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  9. ^ 张悦然:我们的青春结束了 但愿阅读没有结束 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  10. ^ 张悦然 青春走远 破“茧”而出 Retrieved 2 January 2017
  11. ^ "2011 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  12. ^ 张悦然:我们早慧而晚熟 出发虽迟终会抵达 Retrieved 2 January 2017