Ye Zhaoyan Explained

Ye Zhaoyan
Birth Place:Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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P:Yè Zhàoyán
Alma Mater:Nanjing University

Ye Zhaoyan (born July 1957) is a Chinese author based in Nanjing. Many of his books have been translated into English and other languages.

His paternal grandfather Ye Shengtao was one of China's most influential educators, and his mother Yao Cheng (Chinese: 姚澄) was a famous Wuxi opera actress.

Works translated into English

YearChinese titleTranslated English titleTranslator(s)
1994花影A Flower's Shade[1] ?
1995凶杀之都"Murder Capital"[2] Shelly Bryant
1996一九三七年的爱情[3] Michael Berry
左轮三五七"Police Python 357"Helen Wang
1997作家林美女士"The Writer Ms. Lin Mei"Jesse Field
1999老南京·旧影秦淮Old Nanjing: Reflections of Scenes on the Qinhuai River[4] Huang Lin, Hao Wei
2003我们的心多么顽固How Stubborn Our Hearts[5] ?
2006别人的爱情Other People's Love[6] ?

A Flower's Shade was the basis for Chen Kaige's 1996 film Temptress Moon,[3] although Ye was not credited in the film.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ye Zhaoyan. 1994. A Flower's Shade. 2016. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4767-7500-5.
  2. Chinese Arts and Letters, April 2015.
  3. Book: Ye Zhaoyan. Nanjing 1937: A Love Story. 1996. 2002. Columbia University Press. 0-231-12754-5.
  4. Book: Ye Zhaoyan. Old Nanjing: Reflections of Scenes on the Qinghuai River. 1999. 2003. Foreign Languages Press. 7119030485.
  5. Book: Ye Zhaoyan. How Stubborn Our Hearts. 2003. 2016. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4767-7503-6.
  6. Book: Ye Zhaoyan. Other People's Love. 2006. 2016. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4767-7499-2.
  7. 陈凯歌拍电影《风月》伤了好友叶兆言