 Zhang Jie was born on April 27, 1937 in Beijing. After
she graduated from People's University in 1960 with a degree in
economics, she started working in Machine Building Industry. In
1978 she published her first work, "The Music of the Forests"
about a musician who, having been persecuted during the Cultural
Revolution, loves his art all the more. It won the National Best
Short Story Prize in 1978. Her works include "Love Must not
be Forgotten," "Leaden Wings," and "Ark."
She is now a full-time writer at the Beijing branch of the Chinese
Writers' Association. |
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