Linda Jaivin

Linda Jaivin (born 27 March 1955)[1] is an Australian translator, essayist and novelist. She was born in New London, Connecticut, and migrated to Australia in 1986.[1][2]

Works

Jaivin has written a memoir of her experiences as a translator in China, The Monkey and the Dragon, as well as a number of novels. She co-edited an anthology on dissident writers in China, New Ghosts, Old Dreams:Chinese Rebel Voices with Geremie Barmé, in 1992. Jaivin has contributed to a number of magazines including the Australian magazine of politics and culture, The Monthly. She wrote for the Quarterly Essay Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural World in November 2013. She has subtitled many Chinese films, including Farewell my Concubine and The Grandmaster.[3] Jaivin has been a guest on the ABC radio program The Book Show[4] and a panelist on Q&A and other programs.[5][6]

Novels

Works of non-fiction

Films subtitled by Jaivin

  1. Farewell My Concubine (Chen Kaige, 1993)
  2. Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)
  3. The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai, 2013)

References

  1. 1 2 The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F–J. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Note: The author has advised of a typographical error: "27 May" should read "27 March". This agrees with a statement made on her own website:
  2. ↑ Bio, author's web site
  3. ↑ "Tanks! Tanks! (You're most welcome) - Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. ↑ The Book Show, ABC Radio National
  5. ↑ China: Jianying Zha, Linda Jaivin and Paul French (television interview)
  6. ↑ Party Time: Living and Working in China (television interview)
  7. ↑ "A Most Immoral Woman" (radio interview)

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