Anna Gustafsson Chen (; born 18 January 1965) is a Swedish

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and

sinologist Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the ex ...

. She is notable for translating the work of

Mo Yan Guan Moye (; born 17 February 1955), better known by the pen name Mo Yan (, ), is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine ''TIME'' referred to him as "one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely pirate ...

(the 2012

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winner) into Swedish. Her translations are directly tied to Mo Yan becoming the first Chinese person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. She has translated over 20 other notable works including the writing of

Yu Hua Yu Hua (; born April 3, 1960, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province) is a Chinese author. Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983, his first breakthrough came in 1987, when he released the short story '' On the Road at Age Eighteen''. Yu ...

and

Su Tong Tong Zhonggui (; born January 23, 1963), known by the pen name of Su Tong () is a Chinese writer. He was born in Suzhou and lives in Nanjing. He entered the Department of Chinese at Beijing Normal University in 1980, and started to publish nov ...

Biography

Chen was born in Sweden in 1965. She entered

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

in 1985, studying Chinese language and Chinese Literature under

Göran Malmqvist Nils Göran David Malmqvist (6 June 1924 – 17 October 2019) was a Swedish linguist, literary historian, sinologist and translator. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy between 1985 and 2019. Biography Göran Malmqvist was born on 6 Ju ...

. She earned a doctorate in Chinese language and literature from

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Eileen Chang Eileen Chang ( zh, t=張愛玲, s=张爱玲, first=t, w=Chang1 Ai4-ling2, p=Zhāng Àilíng；September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born Am ...

, ''Ett halvt liv av kärlek'' (Half a Lifelong Romance ), Atlantis 2019. *

Chen Ran Chen Ran (; born 1962) is a Chinese avant-garde writer. Most of her works appeared in the 1990s and often deal with Chinese feminism. Biography Chen Ran was born in Beijing in April, 1962. Her parents divorced when she was in high school and sh ...

, ''Privatliv'' (Private life ), Tranan 2012. *

Chi Zijian Chi Zijian (; born 27 February 1964) is a Chinese novelist. She is best known for her novel ''The Last Quarter of the Moon'' which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize (2008), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China. Biography Chi was b ...

, ''På floden Arguns södra strand'' (The Last Quarter of the Moon ), Wanzhi 2018. * Chun Sue, ''Beijing doll'' (). Bra Böcker, 2005. *

Han Shaogong Han Shaogong (; born January 1, 1953) is a Chinese novelist and fiction writer. Biography Han was born in Hunan, China. While relying on traditional Chinese culture, in particular Chinese mythology, folklore, Taoism and Buddhism as source of in ...

, ''Maqiao'' (Dictionary of Maqiao ) Albert Bonniers förlag, 2009. *

Hong Ying Hong Ying (; born September 21, 1962) is a Chinese author. Biography Hong was born in Chongqing on September 21, 1962, towards the end of the Great Leap Forward. She began to write at eighteen, leaving home shortly afterwards to spend the ne ...

, ''K – en kärlekshistoria'' (K: The art of love ). Norstedts, 2001. * Hong Ying. ''Flodens dotter'' (Daughter of the river ). Norstedts, 1999. * Hong Ying. ''Svekets sommar'' (Summer of betrayal ). Norstedts, 1998. *

Jia Pingwa Jia Pingwa (; born 21 February 1952), better known by his penname Jia Pingwa (), is one of China's most popular authors of novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. His best-known novels include ''Ruined City'', which was banned by the ...

, ''Lyckan'' (Happy ), Wanzhi 2014. * Jia Pingwa, ''Makalös'' (Broken Wings ), Wanzhi 2019. * Jia Pingwa, ''Opera'' (Shaanxi Opera ), Wanzhi 2016. *

Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo (; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-par ...

, ''Jag har inga fiender, jag hyser inget hat'' (I have no enemies, I feel no hate ), Weyler förlag, 2011. *

Liu Zhenyun Liu Zhenyun (born May 1958) is a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel ''Someone to Talk To'' (awarded the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize) as well as his involvement with the many film adaptions of his books. Among th ...

, ''Barn av sin tid'' (), Wanzhi 2019. * Liu Zhenyun, ''Ett ord i rättan tid'' (Someone to talk to ),Wanzhi, 2016. * Liu Zhenyun, ''Processen'' (I didn't kill my husband ), Wanzhi, 2014. * Liu Zhenyun, ''Tillbaka till 1942'' (Back to 1942 ), Wanzhi 2017. * Ma Jian, ''Rött damm'' (Red dust ) Fischer & Co, 2007. * Ma Jian, ''Nudelbagaren'' (The noodle maker ) Fischer & Co, 2007. *

, ''Grodor'' (Frogs ), Tranan 2015. * Mo Yan. ''Det röda fältet'' (Red sorghum ). Tranan, 1997. * Mo Yan. ''Vitlöksballaderna'' (The garlic ballads ). Tranan, 2001. * Mo Yan, ''Ximen Nao och hans sju liv'' (Life and death are wearing me out ), Tranan 2012. * , ''Lägret'' (). Wanzhi 2015. *''Solskenet i munnen. 10 noveller'' (Sunshine in the mouth. 10 short stories ). Tranan, 2003. *

. ''Den röda lyktan'' (

Raise the Red Lantern ''Raise the Red Lantern'' is a 1991 film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by of the 1990 novella '' Raise the Red Lantern'' (originally ''Wives and Concubines'') by Su Tong. The film was later adapted into an ...

, original title Wives and Concubines 妻妾成群). Tranan, 1993. * Su Tong, ''Binu och den stora muren'' (Binu and the Great Wall ) Albert Bonniers förlag, 2008. * Su Tong, ''Ris'' (

Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

), Wanzhi, 2016. *

Wei Hui Zhou Wei Hui (; born 4 January 1973), known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese Post 70s Generation writer, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel ''Shanghai Baby'' () (1999) was banned in the People's Rep ...

. ''Shanghai Baby'' (). Forum, 2002. *

Wei Jingsheng Wei Jingsheng (; born 20 May 1950) is a Chinese human rights activist and dissident. He is best known for his involvement in the Chinese democracy movement. He is most prominent for having authored the essay "The Fifth Modernization", which wa ...

. ''Modet att stå ensam'' (The courage to stand alone). Bokförlaget DN, 1998. * Xiao Bai, ''Avspärrningen'' (Sealed Off ), Nirstedt Litteratur 2019. * Xiao Rundcrantz, ''Röd åklagare'' (Red prosecutor ). Bokförlaget DN, 2006. *

Hsing Yun Hsing Yun () (born 19 August 1927) is a Chinese Buddhist monk. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order as well as the affiliated Buddha's Light International Association in Taiwan. Hsing Yun is considered to be one of the most pr ...

, ''Mellan okunskap och upplysning'' (Between ignorance and enlightenment ). B4Press, 2005. *

Yan Lianke Yan may refer to: Chinese states * Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty * Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC * Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed inde ...

, ''Drömmar om byn Ding'' (Dream of Ding Village ), Atlantis 2013. * Yan Lianke, ''Explosionskrönika'' (The Explosion Chronicles ), Atlantis 2019. * Yan Lianke, ''Upptäck romanen'' (), Wanzhi 2019. * Yan Lianke, ''De fyra böckerna'' (The Four Books ), 2017. * Yan Lianke, ''Lenins kyssar'' (Lenin's kisses), Atlantis 2015. * Yang Lian &

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly c ...

, ''Konst och människa'' (Art and Man ), Rámus 2019. * Yang Lian, ''Koncentriska cirklar'' (Concentric Circles ), Wanzhi 2018. *

, ''Att leva'' (To Live ). Ruin, 2006. * Yu Hua, ''Kina med tio ord'' (China in ten words ), Natur och kultur 2013. * Yu Hua, ''Handelsman i blod'' (Blood merchant) Ruin, 2007. * Yu Hua, ''Rop i duggregn'' (Cries in the drizzle ), Wanzhi 2017. * Zhang Wei, ''Det gamla fartyget'' (The old ship ), Jinring 2013. * Zhang Xinxin & Sang Ye. ''Leva i Kina'' (Living in China) (some chapters). Forum, 1988. *

Zhang Yueran Zhang Yueran (, pinyin: ''Zhāng Yuèrán''; born 6 November 1982) is a Chinese writer. Biography Zhang was born in 1982 in Jinan, Shandong. She is an only child. Her father was a professor of Shandong University, and he was very keen on lite ...

, ''Båten'' (The Boat ), Tidskriften Karavan 2018.

Children's books

Cao Wenxuan Cao Wenxuan (; born January 1954) is a Chinese novelist, best known for his works of children's literature. Cao is the vice president of Beijing Writers Association. He is also a professor and doctoral tutor at Peking University. His novels have ...

, ''Fjäderns resa'' (The Feather), Hjulet 2014. *

Jimmy Liao Jimmy Liao (; pen name: , ; born 15 November 1958) is a Taiwanese illustrator as well as a picture book writer. His Chinese pen name, 幾米, is phonetically derived from his English given name Jimmy. Biography After graduating from Chinese Cul ...

, ''Stjärnenatt'' (Starry, starry night ), Mirando 2013. * Jimmy Liao, ''Skogens hemligheter'' (Secrets of the forest ), Mirando 2014. * Jimmy Liao, ''Färgernas ljud'' (The Sound of Colors , Mirando 2016. * Jimmy Liao, ''När månen glömde'' (When the Moon Forgot ), Mirando 2019. * Liu Hsu-Kung, ''Är du min bror'' (The Orange Coloured Horse ), Natur och kultur 2018. *

Yin Jianling Yin Jianling (; born October 1971）is a Chinese writer of children's literature. She is senior editor of the Shanghai newspaper ''Xinmin wanbao''. Education Born in Shanghai in October 1971, Yin has a BA from the Law and Politics Department, ...

, ''Sommarsång'' (Summer song ), JH Publishers 2011.

Translations from other languages

* Corinne Debaine-Francfort. ''Återupptäckten av det gamla Kina'' (La redécouverte de la Chine ancienne). Berghs, 1999. *

Ha Jin Jin Xuefei (; born February 21, 1956) is a Chinese-American poet and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin (). ''Ha'' comes from his favorite city, Harbin. His poetry is associated with the Misty Poetry movement. Early life Ha Jin was born in L ...

. ''Två kärlekar'' (

Waiting Waiting, Waitin, Waitin', or The Waiting may refer to: Film * ''Waiting'' (1991 film), a film by Jackie McKimmie * ''Waiting...'' (film), a 2005 film starring Ryan Reynolds * ''Waiting'' (2007 film), a film by Zarina Bhimji * ''Waiting'' (20 ...

). Forum, 2001. * Johann S Lee, ''Tid för vila'' (Quiet time), Tranan 2015. * Kopano Matlwa, ''Coconut'', Tranan, 2010. * O Thiam Chin, ''Aldrig bättre'' (Never been better), Tranan 2013. *

Qiu Xiaolong Qiu Xiaolong (, Chinese pronunciation /tɕʰjoʊː ˌɕjɑʊˈlʊŋ/, American English pronunciation ; born Shanghai, China, 1953) is a crime novelist, English-language poet, literary translator, critic, and academic, who has lived for many y ...

, ''De röda råttorna'' (

A Case of Two Cities ''A Case of Two Cities'' is Qiu Xiaolong's fourth Inspector Chen novel (after 2004's '' When Red Is Black''). Character, poetry, insights into Chinese society and culture, and food all come before story in this crime novel. Plot summary Inspecto ...

) Ordfront, 2008. * Stephen Karcher. ''I Ching''. Forum, 1998. * FAN Xiulan. ''Hälsans tao. Det långa livets hemlighet'' (The Tao of Health). Svenska Förlaget, 2004. * FAN Xiulan. ''Qigong enligt Biyun. Låt livskraften återvända'' (Qigong according to Biyun). Svenska Förlaget, 2000.

Children's books

* Nanoy Rafael & Sergio Bumatay III, ''Naku, nakuu, nakuuu!'' (Naku, nakuu, nakuuu!), Trasten 2012. * Jili Jiang, ''Flickan med den röda halsduken'' (

Red Scarf Girl ''Red Scarf Girl'' is a historical memoir written by Ji-li Jiang about her experiences during the Cultural Revolution of China, with a foreword by David Henry Hwang. Ji-li Jiang was very important in her classroom and was respected until 1966 w ...

) Berghs, 1999. * Christian Epanya, ''Papa Diops taxi'' (Le taxi-brousse de Papa Diop), Trasten, 2006. * To Hoai, ''En syrsas memoarer'' (Diary of a cricket/De men phieu luu ky) Trasten, 2006. * Ingrid Mennen & Niki Daly, ''Ashraf från Afrika'' (Ashraf from Africa), Trasten, 2009. * Mhlobo Jadezweni, ''Tshepo Mde är tillräckligt lång'' (Tshepo Mde is tall enough), Trasten, 2010.

Personal life

Chen married Chen Maiping, a writer, poet, translator and publisher. The couple has a son.

References

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