Zhang Yueran Explained

Zhang Yueran
Native Name:	张悦然
Occupation:	Writer, teacher^[1]
Birth Name:	张悦然
Birth Date:	7 November 1982
Birth Place:	Jinan, Shandong, China
Alma Mater:	Shandong University

Zhang Yueran (pinyin: Zhāng Yuèrán; born 6 November 1982) is a Chinese writer.

Biography

Zhang was born in 1982 in Jinan, Shandong. She is an only child. Her father was a professor of Shandong University, and he was very keen on literature.^[2]

Zhang is an alumnus of Shandong Experimental High School, Shandong University and National University of Singapore.^{[3] [4]}

^[5] Her main works include short stories and novels. She won the 2001 New Concept Writing Competition organised by Mengya magazine.^[6] She is often labeled as part of a group of successful Chinese authors known as the "post-'80s" generation.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

In 2011 she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.^[11]

Currently, Zhang is a teacher of Literary Studies in Renmin University of China.^[12] Several of her works have been translated into English by Jeremy Tiang, as well as into various other languages.

Works in English

• Ten Loves (2004)
• The Promise Bird (2006)
• Cocoon (2022)

Works in Chinese (Partial)

• 《葵花走失在1890》 (Sunflowers Got Lost in 1890)
• 《樱桃之远》 (Cherry Story)
• 《是你来检阅我的忧伤了吗》 (You Come to My Sorrow)
• 《十爱》 (Ten Love Stories)
• 《水仙已乘鲤鱼去》 (Narcissus)
• 《誓鸟》 (Birds of Swear)
• 《鲤系列》 (Carp Series)
• 《昼若夜房间》 (A Room of Day and Night)
• 《繭》 (Cocoon)

Notes and References

1. http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2013-09/27/content_13590.htm?div=-1 “语文老师”张悦然
2. http://www.shobserver.com/news/detail?id=26371 张悦然：现实中，我的父亲挺正常的
3. http://sd.sina.com.cn/edu/xykd/2015-06-19/102311485.html 山东省实验中学传奇
4. http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160911/49952374_0.shtml 追溯历史 直面父辈创伤 80后张悦然开始写历史
5. Book: Feminism and global Chineseness . Aijun Zhu . 2007 . . 978-1-934043-12-7 . xix .
6. Book: Reading in China . Hui Yu . Xianghua Ai . 2007 . China Intercontinental Press . 978-7-5085-1138-2 . 23 .
7. News: China's Pop Fiction . . 4 May 2008 . 25 April 2009 . Aventurina . King.
8. http://www.timetimetime.net/renwu/28879.html 旧墙上的新窗子——作家张悦然专访
9. http://www.changjiangtimes.com/2013/10/459057.html 张悦然：我们的青春结束了 但愿阅读没有结束
10. http://news.163.com/16/0911/08/C0LUEH7D00014Q4P.html 张悦然 青春走远 破“茧”而出
11. Web site: 2011 Resident Participants The International Writing Program. iwp.uiowa.edu. en. 12 April 2017.
12. http://culture.ifeng.com/a/20160323/48136489_0.shtml 张悦然：我们早慧而晚熟 出发虽迟终会抵达