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. Jaivin has been a guest on the ABC radio program The Book Show[3] and a panelist on Q&A and other programs.[4][5]
Novels
- Eat Me (1995)
- Rock 'n' Roll Babes from Outer Space (1996)
- Miles Walker, You're Dead (1999)
- Dead Sexy (2000)
- The Infernal Optimist (2006)
- A Most Immoral Woman (2009)[6]
- The Empress Lover (2014)
Works of non-fiction
- New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices (1992)
- Confessions of an S & M Virgin (1997)
- The Monkey and the Dragon (2001)
- Found In Translation: In Praise of a Plural World (2013)
- Beijing (2014)
References
- 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:
- ↑ Bio, author's web site
- ↑ The Book Show, ABC Radio National
- ↑ China: Jianying Zha, Linda Jaivin and Paul French (television interview)
- ↑ Party Time: Living and Working in China (television interview)
- ↑ "A Most Immoral Woman" (radio interview)
External links
- Jaivin's website
- Jaivin is a member of The Australian Society of Authors