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.

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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

  • The Flowers of War (Chinese title Jinling shisan chai 《金陵十三钗》)|Main Story: