War, Trauma, and Human Courage: A Conversation with Zhang Ling, by Yan Lu Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/22/2024 - 16:20 Zhang Ling is the author of ten novels, including A Single Swallow (trans. Shelly Bryant) and Where Waters Meet, the first two novels in her Children of War trilogy. Focusing on war, trauma, and human courage, her work fights against collective oblivion and fosters empathy and understanding. Yan Lu: The trilogy Children of War is your first focused attempt at the subject of war. You have completed the first and second novels of the series, A Single Swallow and Where Waters Meet, both revealing the enduring impact or what you call the “spillover” of war on ordinary people that lasts beyond wartime and generations. When did you begin to plan out the trilogy, and what inspired you to embark on this subject? Zhang Ling: For the past decade, I have been planning to write a trilogy called Children of War. As the first two parts of the trilogy—i.e., A Single Swallow and Where Waters Meet—have been completed and published, I am now in the research stage for the third and final part. These three books have completely independent storylines, and none of the characters are spin-offs from previous books. However, they share a common theme of war, trauma, and human courage. Before becoming a full-time writer, I worked as a clinical audiologist for seventeen years. At different points in my audiologist career, I... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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As quarantine continues, we’re all noticing that we respond to lockdown differently. While many spend each day providing care, food and other necessities, those of us privileged enough to be 'stuck at home' are seeing our friends’ and family members’ behaviour change under the new... Continue reading at British Council global
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Frank Wilderson weaves together memoir and theory to make the case for Afropessimism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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