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Zou Jingzhi (邹静之, 1952) is a Chinese playwright. He has written the librettos for two Chinese-language western-style operas by woman composer Lei Lei: Xi Shi (opera) based on the story of Xi Shi, and The Chinese Orphan (2011) based on the story The Orphan of Zhao.
Oct 1, 2010 · In Ninth Building, Zou Jingzhi weaves an intricate tapestry of vignettes inspired by his own experiences during the Cultural Revolution, painting a vivid portrait of life during that tumultuous period.
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Apr 4, 2023 · A fascinating collection of vignettes based on the author’s life in China during the Cultural Revolution. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, author Zou Jingzhi talks about the inspiration behind Ninth Building in an exclusive interview.
Zou Jingzhi’s novel Ninth Building was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, announced on March 14 2023. A kaleidoscopic and understated collection of interlocking tales of life in an apartment building under the Cultural Revolution – the daily tedium of its inhabitants, lit by brief and tenuous moments of shared humanity.
Mar 20, 2023 · An extract from Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi, translated by Jeremy Tiang. Ninth Building, originally written in Chinese, is longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023. Read an extract from the book here. Revisiting his experiences as a boy in Beijing and then as a teenager exiled to the countryside, Zou Jingzhi captures a ...
Jun 12, 2023 · Zou’s collection of essays gives a literal expression to the term “nostalgia,” which designates the “pain of returning.” The suffering in recollecting the ten years of catastrophe is articulated as strongly as a transfixion by the past.
Zou Jingzhi. Zou Jingzhi was born in 1952 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The family moved to Beijing when he was one. He initially wanted to be an animal breeder. However he switched his interest to music and spent a long time studying music. He almost became an opera actor.
