Han Zhang

Han Zhang Is Bringing Contemporary Chinese Fiction to U.S. Readers We talked with the Riverhead editor-at-large—who is also a staff writer at the 'New Yorker'—about the challenges and rewards of bringing Chinese literature in translation to market.

"Writers around the world working in Chinese enjoy the gift of an incredibly rich lexicon and literary heritage, but they also face a wide range of obstacles." @ohanzhang.bsky.social
Read more about Han's efforts to bring more Chinese fiction to U.S. readers: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Written by Zhang Yueran, translated to English by @jeremytiang.bsky.social, and edited by @ohanzhang.bsky.social, this enthralling page-turner delves into the pressures faced by women in China that cut across class lines.

You won't want to miss WOMEN, SEATED on shelves August 12th: bit.ly/3PWKLY3

For @grantamag.bsky.social , I wrote about a migrant worker’s colony outside Beijing, the heart of China’s new working class literature, and wanting more from life than its daily grind. granta.com/picun/

For China Books Review, I wrote about Liao Yiwu’s work, the power of details, the challenging task for a writer to reinvent himself in exile, and considered the lure and the trap of the David and Goliath narrative. chinabooksreview.com/2024/12/05/l...

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