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Chi Zijian

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Chi Zijian

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1964-02-27 （Mohe County, Heilongjiang, China）
国籍
China
言語
Chinese
居住地歴
Mohe (birthplace) → Beijing (residence / professional activity)

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
1983年〜
所属
Heilongjiang Writers Association
所属団体
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (National Committee member)

学歴

Daxing'anling Normal College
期間: 1981–1984
卒業年: 1984
国: China
Initial teacher-training education. Began publishing in 1983.
Northwest University (China)
Writing (creative writing)
期間: 1988–1989
卒業年: 1989
国: China
Entered in 1988, majored in writing.
Beijing Normal University / Lu Xun Literary Institute
Literature / Creative writing program
期間: 1989–1990頃
国: China
Attended further literary training programs.

受賞歴

6th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize
1993
結果: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize
1996
対象作品: Fog, Moon, and the Cattle Pen
結果: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize
2000
対象作品: Qingshui Xichen
結果: 受賞
Lu Xun Literary Prize
2007
対象作品: All Night in the World
結果: 受賞
Mao Dun Literary Prize
2008
対象作品: The Last Quarter of the Moon (Eerguna River Right Bank)
主催: Mao Dun Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Boundless Future

1991年 Novel

An early novel exploring youth, hometown and the search for the future.

hometowncoming of age

The Last Quarter of the Moon

2005年 Novel

A major novel lyrically depicting the life of northern ethnic groups and nature, addressing memory and generational transmission. Winner of the Mao Dun Literary Prize.

natureethnicitymemory and inheritance
翻訳
  • English translation (Harvill Secker)
  • French translation (Éditions Philippe Picquier)

White Snow, Black Crows

2010年 Novel

A novel centered on northern nature and human relations, notable for its poetic descriptions and harsh environmental portrayals.

naturesolitude

Atop the Mountains

2015年 Novel

Set in mountainous regions, the work delves into the relationship between human interiority and nature.

natureinterior life

Smoke Fire Sweeps Through

2020年 Novel

A recent novel incorporating ensemble elements against a backdrop of social change and interpersonal dynamics.

social changehuman relationships

全著作

  • Boundless Future (1991)
  • The Morning Bell Rings at Dusk (1997)
  • Hot Bird (1998)
  • Manchukuo (2000/2004)
  • Under the Tree (2001)
  • The Brightness Beyond the Clouds (2003/2009)
  • The Last Quarter of the Moon (2005)
  • White Snow, Black Crows (2010)
  • Atop the Mountains (2015)
  • Smoke Fire Sweeps Through (2020)

作品の翻訳

  • The Last Quarter of the Moon — English (Harvill Secker, 2013)
  • Le dernier quartier de lune — French (Éditions Philippe Picquier, 2016)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical, poetic prosenarrative incorporating ethnographic descriptionstrong emphasis on natural description
頻出モチーフ
harsh northern naturememory and intergenerational transmissionrelationships between animals/livestock and humans

評価・遺産

Chi Zijian is highly regarded for her poetic depictions of northern nature and the lives of ethnic minorities. Her award-winning novel The Last Quarter of the Moon established her as an important figure in contemporary Chinese literature.

関連学会

  • Heilongjiang Writers Association

引用

  • Writing allows one to hold pain and gives a way to laugh at it.
    出典: Author's afterword / introduction referenced by Bruce Humes (archived) (2013年)

豆知識

  • Her father was the principal of a local school; her given name was inspired by the poet Cao Zijian (Cao Zhi).
  • Her husband, whom she married in 1998, died in a car accident in 2002.
  • The Last Quarter of the Moon has been translated and received international recognition.