Lijia Zhang
Lijia Zhang (Zhang Lijia) 张丽佳 | |
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| Born | May 1, 1964 Nanjing, China |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, public speaker |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Period | 1999 – present |
| Literary movement | memoir |
| Notable works | 'Socialism is Great!' A Worker's Memoir of The New China |
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Lijia Zhang (Zhang Lijia) (born in May 1, 1964 in Nanjing) is a writer, journalist and public speaker. She describes herself as a communicator between China and the world[1] and has given talks at conferences about contemporary China and lectured at many top universities including Stanford[2] and Harvard and The University of Sydney.
Early in life she wanted to become a writer. At the age of 16 she had to start working in a factory instead of finishing her promising school career. During the decade at the factory she taught herself English.[3]
In 2003 she was able to attend Goldsmiths, University of London, England to study creative writing. Her articles have been published in many newspapers and magazines. She co-authored China Remembers (OUP, 1999) and her memoir 'Socialism is Great!' A Worker's Memoir of The New China,[4] is published by Atlas & Co. and Random House and has been translated into seven languages. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she served as a producer for the bbc London crew that was reporting the games. She was the subject of a BBC TV documentary Peschardt's People. Sponsored by the US State Department, she was a fellow on the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 2009,[5] She is completing her first novel, Lotus, about prostitution set in modern day Shenzhen.[6]
She is a regular guest on ABC, BBC and CNN. Zhang was married to Calum MacLeod, a reporter for USA Today. She currently lives in Beijing with her two daughters
References
- ^ Nicole E. Barnes. "The China Beat". thechinabeat.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Center for East Asian Studies". stanford.edu.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/books/review/Kahn-t.html
- ^ ""Socialism Is Great!": A Worker's Memoir of the New China: Lijia Zhang: 9780977743377: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com.
- ^ http://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/archive/2009bios.html
- ^ Lijia Zhang. "Lijia Zhang". lijiazhang.com.
External links
- http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/03/10/Interview-with-Lijia-Zhang
- http://www.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/contemporary_issues
- http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/09/05/2358389.htm
- http://chinaglobalspeakers.com/?p=296
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/opinion/31lijia.html
- Speech at TEDx Beijing 2010
- Profile at China Speakers Agency
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