Yan Geling

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Yan Geling is a famous comtemporary Chinese women writer.She is a Chinese-American.In America,she is a well-known Hollywood script writer.She is a member of the Hollywood Writer's Guild of America and the Writer's Association of China.She has recieved many awads. Much of her work has been adapted for film.

Biography

• In 1958,Yan was born in Shanghai, China.Soon after, her parents divorced.
• In 1970,when she is 12 years old,she became as a ballet dancer and served in the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution in Tibet.
• In 1979,as a journalist,she took part in the Sino-Vietnamese War,achieving a rank equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel.
• In 1990,Yan went to America to study.Finally,she held a Master's in Fine Arts in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago.
• In 1992,She got married with Laurance,who is a diplomat in Amarica.

Representives Works

金陵十三钗一书封面

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• The Flowers of War (Chinese title Jinling shisan chai 《金陵十三钗》)
  • Main Story:In 1937,China during the Nanking Massacre.To escap from the war, a groop of femal undergratuated students,6 badly wounded soilders and 13 hookers found a shelter in church.However, Japenese army finally found this place and all people would be killed. At this moment,Yumo and her sieters disguised as students to sacrifice their leaves to save others.In the end, only Yumo survived.
  • Main Characters:
    • Zhao Yumo 赵玉墨(The leader of 13 hookers.She is a beautyful and brave women.She can speak fluent English.)
    • Meng Shujuan 孟淑娟(One of the undergratuated students hiding in the church.She is the main narrator in the book)
    • Dou kou 豆蔻(One of 13 hookers.She is good at play the Pipa(琵琶））
    • Hong Ling 红菱（Another little hooker)

• Little Aunt Crane (Chinese title Xiaoyi Duohe 《小姨多鶴》)
• An Epic of A Woman (Chinese title Xiaoyi Duohe 《一个女人的史诗》)
• The Ninth Widow (Chinese title Xiaoyi Duohe 《第九个寡妇》)

The same name films

• The Flowers of War

The same name film directed by Zhang Yimou(张艺谋）in 2011.

• Siao Yu

The same name film directed by An Lee(李安）in 1995.

《少女小渔》剧照

Information Links

• Yan Geling' Weibo:Geling' Weibo
• Yan Geling' Blog:Geling' Blog