We All Change into Somebody Else: In Acceptance of the 2015 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature. (1st September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: T'ien-wen, Chu; Zhu, Ping
• Is Part Of: Chinese literature today. Volume 5:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 42
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2016-09-01
• Subjects: Chinese literature -- Periodicals; 895.1
• DOI: 10.1080/21514399.2016.11834093
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2151-4399

Abstract

Abstract : Upon being awarded the 2015 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature, Chu T'ien-wen gave the following acceptance speech at the award ceremony on March 6, 2015, at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. In her speech, Chu uses the mythological narrative to tackle the perennial question between reality and literature. Quoting Calvino, Chu tells the audience that reality is like Medusa's head, but different writers treat this monstrous head differently—some use it as a weapon and some change it into beautiful corals .