Linda Jaivin
Linda Jaivin (born 27 March 1955)[1] is an Australian translator, essayist and novelist. She was born in New London, Connecticut, and migrated to Australia in 1986.[1][2]
Work
Jaivin has written a memoir of her experiences as a translator in China, The Monkey and the Dragon, as well as a number of novels. She co-edited an anthology on dissident writers in China, New Ghosts, Old Dreams:Chinese Rebel Voices with Geremie Barmé, in 1992. Jaivin has contributed to a number of magazines including the Australian magazine of politics and culture, The Monthly. She wrote for the Quarterly Essay Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural World in November 2013. She has subtitled many Chinese films, including Farewell my Concubine and The Grandmaster.[3] Jaivin has been a guest on the ABC radio program The Book Show[4] and a panelist on Q&A and other programs.[5][6]
Bibliography
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Novels
- Jaivin, Linda (1995). Eat me.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|authormask=(help) - Rock 'n' Roll Babes from Outer Space (1996)
- Miles Walker, You're Dead (1999)
- Dead Sexy (2000)
- The Infernal Optimist (2006)
- A Most Immoral Woman (2009)[7]
- The Empress Lover (2014)
Non-fiction
- New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices (1992)
- Confessions of an S & M Virgin (1997)
- The Monkey and the Dragon (2001)
- Found In Translation: In Praise of a Plural World (2013)
- Beijing (2014)
- Jaivin, Linda (August 2014). "The rising tide of narcissism". Arts & Letters. Books. The Monthly. 103: 50–51.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|authormask=(help) Reviews Anne Manne's The life of I.
Discography (as sub-titler)
- Farewell My Concubine (Chen Kaige, 1993)
- Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)
- The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai, 2013)
References
- ^ a b The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F–J. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Note: The author has advised of a typographical error: "27 May" should read "27 March". This agrees with a statement made on her own website: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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- ^ "Tanks! Tanks! (You're most welcome) - Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ The Book Show, ABC Radio National
- ^ China: Jianying Zha, Linda Jaivin and Paul French (television interview)
- ^ Party Time: Living and Working in China (television interview)
- ^ "A Most Immoral Woman" (radio interview)
External links
- Jaivin's website
- Jaivin is a member of The Australian Society of Authors
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