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Xu Kun

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Xu Kun (徐坤; born 1965) is a Chinese postmodern fiction writer based in Beijing.[1][2] She is currently the deputy chair of Beijing Writers Association. She was born in Shenyang and holds a Ph.D. in literature from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Liaoning University.

Works translated to English

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Year Chinese title Translated English title Translator(s)
1997 厨房 "Kitchen" Richard King[3]
Vivian H. Zhang[4]
"The Kitchen" Zhang Ruiqing[5]
Lin Bin[6]
1999 爱人同志 "My Beloved Comrade"[7] Chen Haiyan
2005 午夜广场最后的探戈 "Last Tango in the Square One Midsummer Night"[8] Ji Hua, Gao Wenxing
2006 销签 "Visa Cancelling"[9] Roddy Flagg

"Kitchen" received the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2000.

References

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  1. ^ Ying, Li-hua (2010). "Xu Kun". Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 223–4. ISBN 978-0-8108-5516-8.
  2. ^ Leung, Laifong (2017). "Xu Kun". Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers: Biography, Bibliography, and Critical Assessment. Routledge. pp. 256–9. ISBN 978-0-7656-1760-6.
  3. ^ Chinese Literature, May 2000
  4. ^ The Girl Named Luo Shan and Other Stories. Long River Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59265-032-3.
  5. ^ How Far Is Forever and More Stories by Women Writers. Foreign Languages Press. 2008. ISBN 978-7-119-05436-0.
  6. ^ The Kitchen and Other Stories. Penguin Group. 2016. ISBN 9781743771877.
  7. ^ Chinese Literature, February 2000
  8. ^ The Great Masque and More Stories of Life in the City. Foreign Languages Press. 2008. ISBN 978-7-119-05437-7.
  9. ^ Irina's Hat. Foreign Languages Press. 2014. ISBN 978-7-119-09307-9.