A Loyal Character Dancer: Inspector Chen 2 (As heard on Radio 4, Band 2) - Softcover

Xiaolong, Qiu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340897538 ISBN 13: 9780340897539

Verlag: Mulholland Books, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

'Another wonderful novel' - Washington Post - in the internationally acclaimed Inspector Chen crime series

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Qiu Xiaolong (pronounced 'Joe Shau-long') was born in Shanghai. The Cultural Revolution began in his last year of elementary school, and out of school, out of job, he studied English by himself in a local park.

In 1977, he began his studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai, and then the Chinese Academy of Social Science in Beijing. After graduation, he worked at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences as an associate research professor, published poems, translations and criticism, and became a member of the Chinese Writers' Association.

In 1988, he came to Washington University in St. Louis, U.S. as a Ford foundation fellow to do a project on Eliot, but after the Tiananmen tragedy of 1989, he decided to stay on. He then obtained a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Washington University and taught there.

Having won several awards for his poetry in English, he moved on to write a novel about contemporary Chinese society in transition, which developed into the critically acclaimed, award-winning Inspector Chen series. The series has been translated into sixteen languages. In addition, Qiu Xiaolong has published a poetry collection, several poetry translations, and a collection of linked stories (also serialized in Le Monde). He lives in St. Louis with his wife and daughter.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Mulholland Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0340897538
• ISBN 13: 9780340897539
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368
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