Geling Yan





Geling Yan

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Geling Yan was born in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. She performed as a dancer at age 12. She served in the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution, in Tibet and later as a journalist in the Sino-Vietnamese War, achieving a rank equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel. Her first novel was published in 1985. She is the author of such novels as The Banquet Bug (published as The Uninvited in the UK) and The Lost Daughter of Happiness, as well as a story collection entitled White Snake and Other Stories.

Several of Yan's works have been adapted for film, including Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, which was directed by Joan Chen and Siao Yu, directed by Sylvia Chang and screenplay co-written by Ang Lee. Zhang Yimou, the Chinese direc...more


Average rating: 3.42 · 306 ratings · 67 reviews · 16 distinct works
The Lost Daughter of Happiness
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions
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The Flowers of War
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions
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The Banquet Bug
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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White Snake and Other Stories
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The Uninvited
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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第九个寡妇
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La novena viuda
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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也是亚当,也是夏娃
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Female Grasslands
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007
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Jinling Shi San Chai: Chang...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011
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