Geling Yan

Chinese writer and screenwriter (1958- ) · China · Writers

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Geling Yan is a Chinese-American author and screenwriter, known for her collaborations with major Chinese directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang. Since 2022, Yan has been blacklisted in China following her criticism of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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2021“Under normal circumstances, I will not travel until a novel is finished. If there is an agreed itinerary, I will calculate the time at home, enough to write a lot of work.”In their words10 October 2021"Yan Geling: I Am Also A Person In The Cave" (10 October 2021)Read the whole statement

“Death is not completely tragic, perhaps it will be the completion of a redemption, or the beginning of a rebirth.”In their words10 October 2021"Yan Geling: I Am Also A Person In The Cave" (10 October 2021)Read the whole statement

2016“It’s always challenging to portray foreign characters in a novel that is told mainly from a Chinese perspective or, you may say, in a Chinese story.”In their words30 April 2016"What War Does to Human Hearts: Interview with Geling Yan" (30 April 2016)Read the whole statement

2015“I think the Chinese are a people of survival. We are all wonderful survivors.”In their words23 December 2015Los Angeles Review of Books, 23 December 2015Read the whole statement

2009“My dream is to write with both pens, in English and Chinese. I want to be more truthful and more straightforward when I write in English.”In their words22 April 2009Reuters, 22 April 2009Read the whole statement

“It’s frustrating seeing things lost in translation.”In their words22 April 2009Reuters, 22 April 2009Read the whole statement

1958Born16 November 1958

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Geling Yan

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Under normal circumstances, I will not travel until a novel is finished. If there is an agreed itinerary, I will calculate the time at home, enough to write a lot of work.
Oct 10, 2021, "Yan Geling: I Am Also A Person In The Cave" (10 October 2021), Own words
Of course, the vision of many works, such as the sense of picture and imagery, is actually unconscious by the writer.
Oct 10, 2021, "Yan Geling: I Am Also A Person In The Cave" (10 October 2021), Own words
Death is not completely tragic, perhaps it will be the completion of a redemption, or the beginning of a rebirth.
Oct 10, 2021, "Yan Geling: I Am Also A Person In The Cave" (10 October 2021), Own words

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Father: Ma Xiao

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In common with Geling

Zhang YimouAlso in Coming Home (2014)

Lee Je-hoonAlso in Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)

Daniel J. TravantiAlso in Siao Yu (1995)

Paul SchneiderAlso in The Flowers of War (2011)

Chen KaigeAlso in Forever Enthralled (2008)

Hur Jin-hoAlso in Dangerous Liaisons (2012)

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