Stories by torontobased author zhang ling, 58, know how to enter the readers hearts and leave an impression that demands more pages to turn even when the book is finished. Zhang ling continues to delight mclc resource center. Last year, a panel discussion devoted to zhangs books was held at an international. Writer zhang ling speaks at the aftershock premiere during the 35th toronto. Zhang ling is the featured author in read paper republic, week 9, august 2015. Aftershocks paints the many faces of the survivors of the great tangshan ear. The film depicts the aftermath of the 1976 tangshan earthquake. Among zhang lings work are gold mountain blues and aftershock, adapted into chinas first.
Ling zhang obtained her md and ms degree and completed her residency and fellowship in china. Torontobased author zhang ling believes a certain separation from the geography of the. Representative publications the river, the plain, and the state. The author at the centre of the supposed controversy is torontos zhang ling, whose previous novel, aftershock. She has translated chinese text for publishers such as penguin books and various. Unable to save both kids, the mother, li yuanni, is forced to sacrifice fang deng for her feeble younger brother fang da, a decision that proved agonizing. Aftershocks paints the many faces of the survivors of the great tangshan earthquake in 1976. When i first heard about the movie, i thought this was fengs way of capitalizing off the sichuan earthquake. Literary feud in china puts book in limbo in canada the star.
Acclaimed director feng xiaogangs aftershock is an epic drama sweeping across three decades and two devastating earthquakes, 1976 in tangshan and 2008 in sichuan province. For her latest novel, gold mountain blues, zhang is accused of stealing from. Join facebook to connect with ling zhang and others you may know. The controversy surrounding ling zhangs novel gold mountain blues continues.
She is the awardwinning author of four novels and three collections of short stories. In 1947, his unit was surrounded by chinese communist forces commanded by field marshal chen yi and general su yu. The movie version of aftershock, directed by xiaogang feng chinas answer. An environmental drama in northern song china, 10481128. Chinese novels translated into english and into film. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Zhang is already famous in china for her last book, aftershock, which was made into a 2010 movie that debuted at the toronto international film. A descendant of the famous late qing statesman li hongzhang, zhang attended a traditional private school in her early childhood. As dramatized in the novel by chinese canadian author zhang ling, the story shows the pain and resilience of a family decimated by loss, exploring themes of survival, family. Woman wear panty hose take off panty hose show duration. Aftershock, a graphic tale of choices amid the massive tangshan. Chinese author zhang ling births a world of tenacious. Why three prominent chinesecanadian writers launched a.
The book, published in chinese in march, follows the lives of different generations of. The father, fang daqiang, was crushed dead while trying to rescue his twin children, fang deng and fang da, who were trapped in the house. Follows a family who became victims in the 1976 tangshan earthquake. Ling zhang history department morrissey college of. Aftershock is a graphic novel by legendary comics acting as a prequel to legendary pictures 2019 godzilla film, godzilla. Literary feud in china puts book in limbo in canada. Gold mountain blues ling zhang, translated by nicky. Thus far, the novel has proven ling zhangs personal gold. It was released in china on 22 july 2010, and is the first big commercial film imax film created outside the united states.
Ling zhang memphis tn, neurology at 910 madison ave suite 1031. King of the monsters, and a sequel to the 2014 film, godzilla. I havent read the book or seen the movie, but i just read a. Zhang ailing, chinese writer whose sad, bitter love stories gained her a large devoted audience as well as critical acclaim. The movie, the screenwriter and the parttime censor posted on july 28, 2010 by bruce director feng xiaogangs gaze graces the cover of several publications this week, and indeed, the disaster movie genre in china may never be the same again thanks to him. For an appreciation of film versus book, see bruce humes website ethnic china lit. For further insights on the transformation of this novella to the screen, see bruce humes zhang lings aftershock. The author at the centre of the supposed controversy is torontos zhang ling, whose previous novel, aftershock, became a surprise bestseller in china when a film version was released there last summer. She was born in wenzhou, china and came to canada in 1986 to pursue her ma in english at university of calgary. Ling is a series coeditor with john mcneill of the studies in environment and history book series, published by cambridge university press. Aftershock is a 2010 chinese disasterdrama film directed by feng xiaogang and produced by huayi brothers, starring zhang zifeng, xu fan, zhang jingchu, chen daoming, lu yi, zhang guoqiang and li chen. Shelly bryant divides her year between shanghai and singapore, working as a poet, writer, and translator. Jingchu zhang, daoming chen, chen jung li, yi lu, fan xu, jin chen, guoqiang zhang, lili liu, ziwen wang, zifeng zhang, tiedan, mei yong, yue lu, xiaogang feng, jingchu zhang, daoming chen. Intro to screening by zhang ling at tiff, you may want to jump.
In the epilogue of her book that is the source for the film, zhang ling recalls how she by chance picked up a copy of firsthand accounts of tangshan earthquake at beijing international airport one day in july of 2006. Then the dead are buried, structures are rebuilt, and we move on. Overview of aftershock, 2010, directed by feng xiaogang, with chen daoming, li chen, zhang jingchu, at turner classic movies. Aftershock, a graphic tale of choices amid the massive tangshan earthquake in northern china in 1976, so impressed director feng xiaogang that it was turned into a. Zhang ling continues to delight mclc resource center osu. Zhang lings novella, aftershock was adapted into chinas first amax film by director feng xiaogang in 2010. Aftershock, the film, is entitled tangshan da dizhen in chinese, is available with english subtitles on youtube and dvd. Join facebook to connect with zhang ling and others you may know. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Gold mountain blues by ling zhang is an extraordinary read and page turner. Zhang ling and movie aftershock all china womens federation. The novel is a fictional family saga set in china and canada, spanning 125 years from 1879 to 2004, with vivid stories about life and death, love and hate of the fong family. Writing has never been so meaningful cri toronto 2010.
She has published eight novels and several collections of novellas and short stories in. Ling zhang was born in 1957 in hangzhou of zhejiang province in china and moved to canada in 1986. Zhang ling paper republic chinese literature in translation. Feng xiaogangs aftershock, a huge hit in china, traces 30 fraught years in the life of a mother, beginning with a natural disaster in 1976 and ending with another one in 2008. Aftershocks paints the many faces of the survivors of the great. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Aftershock and the legacy of the 1976 tangshan earthquake.
Zhang ling is a chinese canadian audiologist who writes in her spare time. She obtained her second ma degree in communication disorders at the university of cincinnati. The great chinese canadian literary feud is now underway, according to a toronto star story by bill schiller. Aftershock dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. August 20, 1903 may 16, 1947 was a highranking general of the chinese national revolutionary army.
The movie, the screenwriter and the parttime censor. The book enabled her to imagine the death and devastation of the earthquake which happened exactly thirty years earlier as if. Zhang ling is the awardwinning author of nine novels and numerous collections of novellas and short stories. Among zhang ling s work are gold mountain blues and aftershock, adapted into chinas first imax movie with unprecedented boxoffice success. To birth her latest book, contractions, chinese author zhang ling spent some time in a maternity hospital.
He successfully fought against the communists and the imperial japanese army. Chinese movie aftershock touches toronto fans to heart. Fan xu carries zhang jiazhun in feng xiaogangs aftershock. View the profiles of professionals named ling zhang on linkedin. Gal gadot to play polish heroine irena sendler in holocaust drama. Feng xiaogangs new movie aftershock is setting allkinds of domestic box office records this week. In 2014, a few months after the battle of san francisco, at the american military base of joint region marianas in guam, british mercenary and ecoterrorist jonah alan. A single swallow zhang ling 9780761456957 netgalley. Ling zhang is an associate member in the department of hematopathology and laboratory medicine, director of the hematopathology fellowship program, and associate professor, usf oncologic sciences.