Zhang Xin (writer)

Zhang Xin (born 1954) is a Chinese author based in Guangzhou.[1] Several of her novels have been adapted into films and TV series.

Zhang Xin
Born	1954 (age 65–66) Beijing, China
Language	Chinese
Residence	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	Peking University
Years active	1978–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張欣
Simplified Chinese	张欣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Xīn

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Works translated into English

Year	Chinese title	Translated English title	Translator
1992	绝非偶然	"Certainly Not by Coincidence"[2]	Daniel B. Wright
1993	我是谁	"Portrait of Myself"[3]	Li Ziliang
1994	首席	"Where Angels Dare to Tread"[4]	Josephine A. Matthews
	岁月无敌	"Invincible Time"[5]
	一生何求	"What to Hope For?"[6]	Yu Fanqin

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
1996	With You at the Dawn	伴你到黎明	based on her novella of the same name
2009	The DINKs and the Baby	丁克与宝贝

TV series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
1994	So What About Love	爱又如何	based on her novel of the same name
2000	Deadly Encounter	致命邂逅	based on her novel of the same name
2001	Files of Fallen Stars	沉星档案	based on her novel of the same name
2002	Life Show	生活秀	adapted screenplay, based on her friend Chi Li's novel of the same name
	Behind the Vanity	浮华背后	based on her novel of the same name
2003	Change a Life-Style	换个活法	based on her novella You Have No Reasons Not to Go Insane (你没有理由不疯)
2004	Who Can I Depend On	谁可相依	based on her novel of the similar title (谁可相倚)
	The Vain City	浮华城市	based on her novella Affection and Love Are Insufficient for Marriage (仅有情爱是不能结婚的)
	My Teardrop	我的泪珠儿	based on her novel Teardrop (泪珠儿)
2006	Waves Washing the Sand	浪淘沙	based on her novel Deep Throat (深喉)
	Married for Love	为爱结婚	based on her novel of the same name
2008	Locking Love	锁春记	based on her novel of the same name
2009	The Wedding	嫁衣	based on her novel It's Still You (依然是你)
2010	Those Charming Past Events	那些迷人的往事	based on her novel Single-Minded Pursuit (一意孤行)

References

1. 作家张欣谈“言情”：别叫我“大陆琼瑶”
2. Six Contemporary Chinese Women Writers, IV. Chinese Literature Press. 1995. ISBN 0835131750.
3. Chinese Literature, Autumn 1993.
4. Chinese Literature, Autumn 1995.
5. Chinese Literature, Spring 1997.
6. Chinese Literature, Winter 1998.

Further reading

• Berg, Daria (2000). Portraying China's New Women Entrepreneurs: A Reading of Zhang Xin's Fiction (PDF). University of Durham. ISBN 1-899294-11-2.