Zhang Yueran
Chinese writer (born 1982)
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Zhang Yueran (Chinese: 张悦然, pinyin: Zhāng Yuèrán; born 6 November 1982) is a Chinese writer.
Zhang Yueran | |
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| 张悦然 | |
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| Born | 张悦然 7 November 1982 |
| Alma mater | Shandong University |
| Occupations | Writer, teacher[1] |
Biography
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
- Ten Loves (2004)
- The Promise Bird (2006)
- Cocoon (2022)
- Women, Seated (2025)
Works in Chinese (Partial)
- 《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)
