Lijia Zhang (Author of Lotus)

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Lijia Zhang

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in Nanjing, China

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I am a rocket-factory-worker turned writer and social commentator. I grew up at a worker’s residential compound in Nanjing, on the bank of Yangtze River. Excelling at school, I dreamed of going to university and becoming a journalist and a writer. But at 16, I was taken out of school and put to work at my mother’s factory that produced inter-continental missiles, capable of reaching North America. Bored to death from greasing machine parts, I sought escape and enlightenment in reading and writing and began to teach myself English.

After a decade at the factory, I managed to leave China for England where my childhood dream stirred. I studied journalism. When I returned to China three years later, I started my career by assisting foreign corre ...more

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Hello, I am a student at the University of Michigan studying women in China 19th and 20th centuries. One thing that always complicates my studies is the lack of voices and recorded history of women in China. I adored Lotus and the ways in which you made the lives of the women in your book come alive. Do you have any advice for me on how to be a successful historian that shares the unheard stories of women in China?

Lijia Zhang thank you for your kind words, Abigail. how is your Chinese level? if you can read Chinese, you can dig out a lot more info from the Chinese books in …尘辞谤别thank you for your kind words, Abigail. how is your Chinese level? if you can read Chinese, you can dig out a lot more info from the Chinese books in libraries here.

good luck. I also admire what you do. in some ways, we are both trying to give voice to those don't have a public voice.

if you ever come to Beijing, let me know. (less)

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Lijia Zhang I'll be reading for my two book groups. so I'll be reading 'Hong Long is Long' by woman writer Tie Ling.

I've given quite a few books for my birthday. …尘辞谤别I'll be reading for my two book groups. so I'll be reading 'Hong Long is Long' by woman writer Tie Ling.

I've given quite a few books for my birthday. One of them "Do not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien looks great. So will take this to my beach holiday in Thailand. I'll also take "The age of Anger' by P. Mishira.

I read both fiction and non-fiction, in Chinese and in English.

I have an on-going project of re-reading classics. so War and Peace!(less)

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Average rating: 3.54 · 1,506 ratings · 234 reviews · 4 distinct works ? Similar authors

	Lotus 3.57 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	"Socialism Is Great!": A Worker's Memoir of the New China 3.48 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lotus: A Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Changing China by Maria Trombly, Lijia Zhang (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kaiser Kuo liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lijia Zhang wrote a new blog post Interview with Global Voice Here’s another interview with me, focusing on language, writing and literature written outside of China. Read more of this blog post »
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Lijia Zhang rated a book liked it The Sacred Clan by Liang Hong	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Review of The Sacred Clan by Liang Hong The Sacred Clan is a collection of twelve independent yet inter-connected short stories by Liang Hong. The narratives delve into the lives of residents in Wuzheng (吴镇), a rural community in Henan province, Centr ...more
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Lijia Zhang rated a book liked it Dinner for Six by Lu Min	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dinner for Six by Lu Min unfolds every Saturday evening around a dinner table, where a makeshift family of six gathers amidst the lingering stench of factory smoke. The family comprises Su Qin, an elegant accountant and widow, her two children, Xiaol ...more
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“In the eyes of Buddha, there are no evil people, only people who don't yet have light in their hearts.”
― Lijia Zhang, Lotus

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― Lijia Zhang

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