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Zou Jingzhi (邹静之, 1952) is a Chinese playwright. He has written the librettos for two Chinese-language western-style operas by woman composer Lei Lei : Xi Shi (opera) based on the story of Xi Shi , and The Chinese Orphan (2011) based on the story The Orphan of Zhao . [1]
Apr 4, 2023 · They all help share different literature from across the world, benefiting everyone! By. Zou Jingzhi. Translated by. Jeremy Tiang. Published by. Honford Star. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, author Zou Jingzhi talks about the inspiration behind Ninth Building in an exclusive interview.
Oct 1, 2010 · Zou Jingzhi, Jeremy Tiang (Translator) 3.70. 266 ratings60 reviews. "Ninth Building" is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from Zou Jingzhi’s experience growing up during the Cultural Revolution, first as a boy in Beijing and then as a teenager exiled to the countryside. Zou poetically captures a side of the Cultural Revolution that ...
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Zou Jingzhi’s novel Ninth Building was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, announced on March 14 2023. A kaleidoscopic and understated collection of interlocking tales of life in an apartment building under the Cultural Revolution – the daily tedium of its inhabitants, lit by brief and tenuous moments of shared humanity.
Mar 20, 2023 · Written by Zou Jingzhi and Jeremy Tiang. Published March 20, 2023. November 16, 1966. Freezing today—it feels extra cold, because the weather’s just turned. At least it’s warm at home, with the heating finally on. In the morning, we sat by the courtyard wall, the south-facing corner with the piles of loose soil and torn paper, the only ...
Jun 12, 2023 · Ninth Building (jiudong) is a collection of essays Zou Jingzhi began writing in 1996 after the titular building where he grew up was demolished and replaced by a new one. The collection was published in 2010 and translated into English by Jeremy Tiang in 2022.
Apr 19, 2023 · Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker prize, Zou Jingzhi’s novel Ninth Building, translated by Jeremy Taing, is a harrowing depiction of boyhood during the Cultural Revolution. Born in 1952, Jingzhi has built a prolific career in the arts as a writer, poet, essayist, screenwriter and playwright.
