Zhang Jie (writer)
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Zhang Jie is a Chinese novelist and short-story writer. She was one of China's first contributors to feminist fiction.

Her novel Leaden Wings was translated into German in 1982 and published in England in 1987 by Virago Press
Virago Press
Virago is a British publishing company founded in 1973 by Carmen Callil to publish books by women writers. Both new works and reissued books by neglected authors have featured on the imprint's list....

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Leaden Wings won China's prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize is a prize for novels sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. It was first awarded in 1982.-Background:...

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Her 1998 novel Without a Word received the prize in 2005, making her the first writer to receive the award twice.

Works

  • Love Must Not be Forgotten (1979)
  • Leaden Wings (1981)
  • The Ark (1982)
  • On a Green Lawn (1983)
  • Emerald (1984)
  • If Nothing Happens, Nothing Will (1986)
  • Only One Sun (1988)
  • As Long As Nothing Happens, Nothing Will (translated short stories, 1988)
  • A Chinese Woman in Europe (1989)
  • You are a Friend of my Soul (1990)
  • Fever (Shang Huo) (1991)
  • Interior Heat (1992)
  • In the Twilight (1994)
  • Gone Is The Person Who Loved Me Most (Shijieshang zui teng wo de nage ren qu le) (世界上最疼我的那个人去了) (1994)
  • Why... in the First Place? (1994)
  • A Collection of Proses (1995)
  • Oversea Travels (1995)
  • Without A Word (Wu Zi) (无字) (1998)

Love Must Not Be Forgotten

Her work Love Must Not Be Forgotten is a short story based on a thirty-year old woman who discovers the extent of the torture her mother's heart had to endure. Her mother, she finds as she reads her diary after her death, was denied a relationship from a man who loved her back but was unable to express his true feelings since he died in the cultural revolution. The protagonist is single and is loved by a man known for his attractive appearance, Qiao Lin. However, she doubts their compatibility and wonders if a love is or would become present. The story ends: "To live single is not such a fearful disaster. I believe it may be a sign of a step forward in culture, education, and the quality of LIFE."

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