Qiu Miaojin

Qiu Miaojin

Country

Taiwan

Birth - Death

1969 - 1995

Occupation

Writer

Description

Novelist, whose first book 'Notes of a Crocodile' (1995) won the China Times Literature Award. Committed suicide. Critical acclaim for her queer politics, countercultural ethos, and international scope of artistic influence.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.nybooks.com/books/imprints/classics/last-words-from-montmartre/?insrc=wbc
• http://intranslation.brooklynrail.org/chinese/notes-of-a-crocodile
• http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/04/06/notes-of-a-crocodile-by-qui-miaojin