Zhang Xin (writer)

Zhang Xin
Born 1954 (age 63–64)
Beijing, China
Language Chinese
Residence Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Alma mater Peking University
Years active 1978–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 張欣
Simplified Chinese 张欣

Zhang Xin (born 1954) is a Chinese author based in Guangzhou.[1] Several of her novels have been adapted into films and TV series.

Works translated into English

YearChinese titleTranslated English titleTranslator
1992绝非偶然"Certainly Not by Coincidence"[2]Daniel B. Wright
1993我是谁"Portrait of Myself"[3]Li Ziliang
1994首席"Where Angels Dare to Tread"[4]Josephine A. Matthews
岁月无敌"Invincible Time"[5]
一生何求"What to Hope For?"[6]Yu Fanqin

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Notes
1996With You at the Dawn伴你到黎明based on her novella of the same name
2009The DINKs and the Baby丁克与宝贝

TV series

Year English title Chinese title Notes
1994So What About Love爱又如何based on her novel of the same name
2000Deadly Encounter致命邂逅based on her novel of the same name
2001Files of Fallen Stars沉星档案based on her novel of the same name
2002Life Show生活秀adapted screenplay, based on her friend Chi Li's novel of the same name
Behind the Vanity浮华背后based on her novel of the same name
2003Change a Life-Style换个活法based on her novella You Have No Reasons Not to Go Insane (你没有理由不疯)
2004Who Can I Depend On谁可相依based on her novel of the similar title (谁可相倚)
The Vain City浮华城市based on her novella Affection and Love Are Insufficient for Marriage (仅有情爱是不能结婚的)
My Teardrop我的泪珠儿based on her novel Teardrop (泪珠儿)
2006Waves Washing the Sand浪淘沙based on her novel Deep Throat (深喉)
Married for Love为爱结婚based on her novel of the same name
2008Locking Love锁春记based on her novel of the same name
2009The Wedding嫁衣based on her novel It's Still You (依然是你)
2010Those Charming Past Events那些迷人的往事based on her novel Single-Minded Pursuit (一意孤行)

References

  1. ↑ 作家张欣谈“言情”：别叫我“大陆琼瑶”
  2. ↑ Six Contemporary Chinese Women Writers, IV. Chinese Literature Press. 1995. ISBN 0835131750.
  3. ↑ Chinese Literature, Autumn 1993.
  4. ↑ Chinese Literature, Autumn 1995.
  5. ↑ Chinese Literature, Spring 1997.
  6. ↑ Chinese Literature, Winter 1998.

Further reading

  • Berg, Daria (2000). Portraying China's New Women Entrepreneurs: A Reading of Zhang Xin's Fiction (PDF). University of Durham. ISBN 1-899294-11-2.


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