Beijinger in New York
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A Native of Beijing in New York, also known as Beijinger in New York is a novel by Glen Cao
(曹桂林), based on his own immigrant story. It is translated into English by Ted Wang (卡本特王). The story follows Qiming Wang and his wife Guo Yan as they work towards the American dream—telling of their immigration, employment, the rearing of their daughter, their eventual success and tragedy—in the foreign environment of the United States.
in 1991 and was China's #1 best-seller for that year. In one week alone, over 120,000 copies were sold. The book was subsequently serialized in the Beijing Evening News
newspaper, increasing circulation of that paper fivefold . The book was made into a 25 episode television series, which aired on CCTV
. It was the first Chinese movie to be filmed in the United States and was directed by Zheng Xiaolong. In 1993, an English version of the book was published and an English version of the television series produced.
Glen Cao
Glen Cao is also known by his Chinese name, Cao Guilin . He is the author of Beijinger in New York . Mr. Cao wrote the book largely based on his own life experiences as an immigrant to New York City from Beijing in 1980...
(曹桂林), based on his own immigrant story. It is translated into English by Ted Wang (卡本特王). The story follows Qiming Wang and his wife Guo Yan as they work towards the American dream—telling of their immigration, employment, the rearing of their daughter, their eventual success and tragedy—in the foreign environment of the United States.
Success of Book
The book was released in ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
in 1991 and was China's #1 best-seller for that year. In one week alone, over 120,000 copies were sold. The book was subsequently serialized in the Beijing Evening News
Beijing Evening News
Beijing Evening News is a Chinese language newspaper in the People's Republic of China from Beijing. It was founded on March 15, 1958. Mao Zedong wrote the title for it in 1964....
newspaper, increasing circulation of that paper fivefold . The book was made into a 25 episode television series, which aired on CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
. It was the first Chinese movie to be filmed in the United States and was directed by Zheng Xiaolong. In 1993, an English version of the book was published and an English version of the television series produced.
External links
- http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/11/08/atop.phpInternational Herald TribuneInternational Herald TribuneThe International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
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