Zhang Xianliang
Zhang Xianliang | |
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| Born | 8 December 1936 Republic of China (1912-49) |
| Died | 27 September 2014 (aged 77) Yinchuan, Ningxia, China |
| Occupation | novelist, essayist, and poet |
Zhang Xianliang (
Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957,[1] until his political rehabilitation in 1979. His most well known works, including Half of Man is Woman and Grass Soup, were semi-autobiographical reflections on his life experiences in prison and in witnessing the political upheaval of China during the Cultural Revolution.[2]
Life
Zhang Xianliang was born in 1936 into an upper-middle-class family in
Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, Zhang's father was accused of espionage, and later died in prison.[3]
Zhang began publishing poetry at the age of 13. During the
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
, he expressed sympathy with the protesting students, resulting in the ban of his work Getting Used to Dying until 1993.
Since his release from prison, Zhang has served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and in 1992 he founded the West China Film Studio in
Qing Dynasty fort. The studio has served as the shooting location for several films such as Ashes of Time and A Chinese Odyssey.[5]
He died on 27 September 2014.
Works
- Mimosa (1985) [6] - English translation (Panda Books, 1985)
- Grass Soup (1995) [7] - English translation by Martha Avery (David R. Godine, 1995)
- Half of Man is Woman (1985) - English translation by Martha Avery (Viking, 1988)
- Getting Used to Dying (1991) - English translation by Martha Avery (Flamingo, 1991)
- My Bodhi Tree (1994) - English translation by Martha Avery (Secker and Warburg, 1996)
References
- ^ John Litweiler, 'Chairman Mao's Insidious Legacy", Chicago Tribune, 24 September 1995.
- ^ "Love amidst terror: A beautiful political novel about Mao's China". Chicago Sun-Times. 14 August 1988. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Sybesma, Rint. Literature, Business and the "Cultural Revolution": An Update on Zhang Xianliang China Information. Vol. VIII, No. 4, Spring 1994
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- ^ Selling desolation to the world China.org.cn July 21, 2008
- ^ Link, Perry (6 July 1986). "Rebels, Victims and Apologists". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Buruma, Ian (8 May 1994). "Where careless thought cost lives". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
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