我自己的陌生人

From the winner of the first prize in the New Concept Writing Contest to a PhD student who won various literary awards in Taiwan, this is the first time that the author has carefully reviewed her writing journey. She shares her tips for writing contests, presents notes from famous writing courses, and takes inspiration from the intricacies of everyday life.

"As a narration writer, your role is like that of a creator. You are creating a world and this world must be as intricate and elaborate as possible, so that you can roam freely within it." - "A Young Novelist's Confession" by Alberto Eco.

"Times change, but hearts remain the same. Writing allows us to surpass time and preserve the simple legacy between people, despite the changing world. It reflects self-awareness, interaction, misunderstandings, and forgiveness among people." - Zhang Yiwei.

In this book, the author presents her honest and sincere reflection on her professional writing career, from winning the New Concept Writing Contest to pursuing a creative writing degree and receiving guidance from famous writers such as Wang Anyi and Wu Nianzhen. She also participated in various literary competitions and used her prize money to continue her writing and education. She incorporates the sharpness of life and the joy and sorrow of life into her stories. "Sometimes, I feel like a stranger to myself, coexisting in this beloved life."

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Zhang Yiwei is known for her ability to explore various possibilities of writing through both novels and non-fiction essays. She skillfully portrays the complexities of relationships between people and the world through her writing. Her candid reflections on literature will undoubtedly provide nourishment for her future works. - "Zijin People's Literature Star Award for Literature" 2014.

Her writing is agile and light-hearted. She uses the metaphor of sharpening pencils to describe the connections between people, and her words resonate with readers. Her skillful use of language can capture the ups and downs of emotions and relationships between women, as well as comparisons between Hong Kong and Shanghai across time. Her stories are filled with nostalgia, heartache, humor, and worldliness. - Taiwanese author Ping Lu.

Her writing has an emotional and descriptive quality, enabling readers to feel as if they are walking alongside her as she observes the streets of Taipei. The writing is both detailed and dense, highlighting the aspirations and experiences of ordinary people. She is clearly experienced and skilled in her craft. - Taiwanese critic Guo Qiangsheng.

Zhang Yiwei has written numerous essays and criticisms published in both mainland China and Taiwan, which have reflected her own experiences writing and reading literature. Rather than being superficial or excessive, her insights into other authors often leave a lasting impression on readers, revealing even more of her own thoughts and style. - Zhang Dinghao, editor of "Shanghai Culture" and literary critic.

In Zhang Yiwei's works, urban life and personal growth are intimately connected. Through her descriptions of the city, she releases her own imagination about gender and urban space, using individual experience to "reconstruct" a city's history and personality. Urban living--crowding and ambiguity, complexity and loneliness, and the confusion, passion, rebellion and alienation of youth--are perfectly integrated. Thus, her works reveal her unparalleled aesthetic style, similar to her novels, they showcase her unique charm. - Critic Zhou Hui-ling.

One thing I believe is that writers with their own literary world will build themselves a mansion in the future. Zhang Yiwei is a quiet author. Her silence comes from her lack of concern for criticism and praise. She just writes her own way, both good and bad, gains or losses, are all personally experienced. This attitude towards writing is not indifferent, obsessive, or closed, with complete disregard for opportunism; it is more pure. - Book reviewer Li Weichang.

Writing about Shanghai is always an interesting and challenging task. Over the years, Zhang Yiwei has participated in several events that required her to comment on Shanghai from a professional perspective. Instead, she prefers to write about the city in everyday life. It's delightful that she is willing to show people a lively and ordinary side of Shanghai. - Young writer Liu Jiajun.

作者简介

张怡微，1987年生，中国作家协会会员，上海作协签约作家。复旦大学哲学系本科，复旦大学中国语言文学系文学写作硕士。现就读于台湾政治大学中国文学系博士班。获得——2014年紫金•人民文学之星散文奖第33届台湾时报文学奖散文评审奖第15届台北文学奖散文组首奖2013年廖风德文艺创作奖金散文特优第38届香港青年文学奖小说高级组冠军第36届台湾时报文学奖短篇小说首奖第35届台湾联合报文学奖短篇小说评审奖第三届《上海文学》中篇小说大赛新人奖第六届新概念作文一等奖出版——长篇小说《你所不知道的夜晚》、《下一站西单》、《梦醒》短篇小说集《旧时迷宫》、《时光，请等一等》、《青春禁忌游戏》散文集《我自己的陌生人》、《都是遗风在醉人》、《怅然年华》