Linda Jaivin Explained

Linda Jaivin (born 27 March 1955)[1] is an American-born Australian sinologist and novelist.

Early life

Linda Jaivin was born in New London, Connecticut, to a Jewish family of Russian heritage.[2] Her grandfathers were Jewish refugees from Tsarist Russia, who emigrated to Argentina and the United States.[3]

Her interest in China led her to undertake Chinese studies at Brown University in Rhode Island. She moved to Taiwan in 1977 to deepen her knowledge of Chinese culture and language.[4] Moving to Hong Kong in 1979, her first job there was editing textbooks for Oxford University Press. She worked for Asiaweek magazine, where she met the Australian scholar Geremie Barmé, whom she later married.

They returned to Canberra, Australia in 1986.[5] They divorced in 1994.[6] She now lives in Sydney.

Work

Jaivin has written a memoir of her experiences as a translator in China, The Monkey and the Dragon, as well as a number of novels. She co-edited an anthology on dissident writers in China, New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices with Geremie Barmé, in 1992. Jaivin has contributed to a number of magazines including the Australian magazine of politics and culture, The Monthly. She wrote for the Quarterly Essay Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural World in November 2013.

She has subtitled many Chinese films, including Farewell my Concubine and The Grandmaster.[7]

Jaivin has been a guest on the ABC radio program The Book Show[8] and a panelist on Q&A and other programs.[9] [10]

Bibliography

Novels

Year Title Imprint ISBN
1995Eat MeVintage Books
1996Rock 'n' Roll Babes from Outer SpaceText Publishing
2006The Infernal OptimistFourth Estate
2009A Most Immoral WomanHarperCollins
2012Dead Sexy: The Wicked Story Text Publishing
2014The Empress Lover Fourth Estate
Miles Walker, You're DeadSt. Martin's Griffin

Non-fiction

Year Title Imprint ISBN
2001The Monkey and the Dragon: A True Story About Friendship, Music, Politics and Life on the EdgeText Publishing
2012Confessions of an S & M Virgin
2013Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural WorldBlack, Inc.
2014BeijingReaktion Books
2021The Shortest History of ChinaBlack Inc.

Films (as sub-titler)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=yBpVHywjoVUC&dq=%3Blinda+jaivin+27+may+1955&pg=PA566 The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F–J
  2. http://www.lindajaivin.com.au/bio.html Bio
  3. Linda Jaivin, "Inspiration from behind the wire", The Age, 6 May 2006, p. 14
  4. Nikki Barrowclough, "Made in China", The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2001, Good Weekend, p. 35
  5. Linda Morris, Interview with Linda Jaivin, The Age, 12 April 2014, Spectrum, p. 30
  6. Georgina Safe, "Adventures of a literary voyeur", The Weekend Australian, 18–19 September 1999, Review, p. 10
  7. Web site: Tanks! Tanks! (You're most welcome) - Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au. www.theage.com.au. 31 December 2005. 2016-09-05.
  8. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/linda-jaivin-off-the-shelf/3029058 The Book Show
  9. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2012/05/07/3494598.htm China: Jianying Zha, Linda Jaivin and Paul French
  10. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2011/10/18/3341582.htm Party Time: Living and Working in China