Fang Fang
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Hanyu Pinyin | Fāng Fāng |
Fang Fang (Chinese: 方方), pen name of Wang Fang (汪芳; born 11 May 1955), is a Chinese writer, known for her literary depictions of the working poor. She won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2010. Born in Nanjing, she attended Wuhan University in 1978 to study Chinese. In 1975, she began to write poetry and in 1982, her first novel was published. She has since written several novels, some of which have been honored by Chinese national-level literary prizes.[1] Fang garnered international attention for her Wuhan Diary, documenting the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, and has used her platform to call for an end to internet censorship in China.[2]
Wuhan Diary
During the
Criticism
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In Wuhan Diary (2020), and also other sources, Fang Fang continuously insists that her diary is not in any way aimed against the Chinese government. In an interview for Caixin, she makes a point that "there’s no tension between me and the country, and my book will only help the country" and that her "diary is by no means about the so-called negative things in China or deliberately peddling misery as misinterpreted by extremists. They take it out of context"[5][8]
Within China, Fang Fang has faced criticism, being labelled as a liar and "traitor" by users on social media platforms such as Weibo due to her perceived criticism of the Chinese government. She has continued writing, however, despite the fact that some of her works have been blocked from publication.[9]
Awards
Fang Fang was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[10]
Translated works (English)
- Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City, translated by Michael Berry, HarperCollins, 2020.[11]
- The Walls of Wuchang, translated by Olivia Milburn, Sinoist Books, 2022.[12]
See also
- Li Wenliang
- Chen Qiushi
- Fang Bin
- Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market
References
- Sina.com, Article on Fang Fang (in Chinese, Google English translation)
- ^ Kiki Zhao (14 February 2020). "The Coronavirus Story Is Too Big for China to Spin". The New York Times.
- ^ 方方再发声:关于我日记里的那些“听说” [Fang Fang spoke again: about the "heard" in my diary]. Wenxuecity. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021.
- ^ Adlakha, Hemant (23 March 2020). "Fang Fang: The 'Conscience of Wuhan' Amid Coronavirus Quarantine". The Diplomat.
- ^ PMC 7376275.
- ^ "Fang Fang - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- S2CID 236563309.
- ^ "Blog: Wuhan Diary Author — There Is No Tension Between Me and the Country - Caixin Global". www.caixinglobal.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Fang Fang: Author vilified for Wuhan Diary speaks out a year on". BBC News. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City". HarperCollins.
- ^ "The Walls of Wuchang". Sinoist Books.