Xu Kun Explained
Xu Kun (徐坤; born 1965) is a Chinese postmodern fiction writer based in Beijing.[1] [2] She is currently the deputy chair of Beijing Writers Association. She was born in Shenyang and holds a Ph.D. in literature from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Liaoning University.
Works translated to English
| Year | Chinese title | Translated English title | Translator(s) |
|---|
| 1997 | 厨房 | "Kitchen" | Richard King[3] |
| Vivian H. Zhang[4] |
| "The Kitchen" | Zhang Ruiqing[5] |
| Lin Bin[6] |
| 1999 | 爱人同志 | "My Beloved Comrade"[7] | Chen Haiyan |
| 2005 | 午夜广场最后的探戈 | "Last Tango in the Square One Midsummer Night"[8] | Ji Hua, Gao Wenxing |
| 2006 | 销签 | "Visa Cancelling"[9] | Roddy Flagg | |
"Kitchen" received the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2000.
Notes and References
- Book: Ying, Li-hua. Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature. 2010. The Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5516-8. Xu Kun. 223–4.
- Book: Leung, Laifong. Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers: Biography, Bibliography, and Critical Assessment. Routledge. 978-0-7656-1760-6. 2017. Xu Kun. 256–9.
- Chinese Literature, May 2000
- Book: The Girl Named Luo Shan and Other Stories. Long River Press. 2012. 978-1-59265-032-3.
- Book: How Far Is Forever and More Stories by Women Writers. 2008. Foreign Languages Press. 978-7-119-05436-0.
- Book: The Kitchen and Other Stories. 2016. Penguin Group. 9781743771877.
- Chinese Literature, February 2000
- Book: The Great Masque and More Stories of Life in the City. 2008. Foreign Languages Press. 978-7-119-05437-7.
- Book: Irina's Hat. 2014. Foreign Languages Press. 978-7-119-09307-9.
