In this eyepopping first novela bestseller in both the united states and australia linda jaivin invites readers to overhear what women really talk about when. Linda jaivin born 27 march 1955 is an americanborn australian translator, essayist, novelist. My most recent novel is the empress lover, and my most recent nonfiction book is beijing. Linda jaivin is a novelist, essayist, translator, and playwright.
Her most recent books are the empress lover, published in april 2014 and. Linda jaivin is at her hilarious best in this romantic comedy, which skewers art and politics with mischievous delight. Linda jaivin is the author of eleven books, including the monkey and the dragon text publishing 2001, beijing reaktion press, uk 2014 and found in translation. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans and their ancestors including peking man have lived here. The talk is served up in various trendy cafds by a foursome of bright, successful women. Linda jaivin is the author of eight books, including the bestseller eat me a romp through the lives of four sydney women and their erotic exploits.
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Linda jaivin went on to speak about the inspirations that led her to write a most immoral woman and the empress lover. Im the author of eleven books seven novels and four booklength works of nonfiction including the quarterly essay found in translation. Linda jaivan is also a well regarded china scholar and literary translator and her new novel combines. Linda jaivin author of eat me goodreads share book. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book.
Linda jaivin is currently considered a single author. Linda jaivin life is complicated but that is what gives it frisson for this traveller, translator and writer. She moved to taiwan in 1977 to deepen her knowledge of chinese culture and language. Her fifth novel, the infernal optimist, was shortlisted for the australian literature society gold medal and has been optioned for a feature film. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Beijing ebook by linda jaivin 9781780233000 rakuten kobo. Linda jaivin is an australian writer, the author of eleven books seven novels and four books of nonfiction including the quarterly essay found in translation. Eat me by linda jaivin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Her first novel, eat me 1995, was on the australian bestseller lists for seven months and was translated into more than a dozen languages. Jasper becker, asia affairs specialist and author of the city of heavenly tranquility. Miles best friend, the preconceptual artist zakdot, agreesand the chainsawwielding. She steps into a kickboxing ring, and wears a penis for a week to find out how it feels to be a man. Linda jaivin is the author of eleven books, including the new novel the empress lover, published in april 2014 and the travel companion beijing, published in july 2014. Linda jaivin books list of books by author linda jaivin. Written by authors with unique and intimate knowledge of each city, these books offer fascinating vignettes on the quintessential and the quirky. Linda jaivin, a most immoral woman the book show abc. What do the three funniest, sexiest aliens in the universe want from earthlings. Rock n roll babes from outer space book by linda jaivin. Eat me was her first novel and was a bestseller in australia and overseas. Language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity. Eat me was her first novel and was a bestseller in australia and overseas though she was born in the us, linda lived in china, taiwan and hong kong for nine years and has been an australian citizen for over 20 years.
Linda jaivin was born in the united states, and graduated with honours in asian history from brown university. Julia, a photographer with a penchant for peking duck and acrobatic men. Tuesday june 17 2014 in 1995, the americanaustralian author linda jaivin found unexpected success with the erotic fiction bestseller eat me, which delved into the often outrageous sex lives of four professional women. Her most recent works are the novel the empress lover and the quarterly essay found in translation. As far as commercial erotica goes, journalist and scholar linda jaivin s debut novel eat me is a unique excursion into the world of sensual tastes. Its 9 12 weeks in a supermarket, an uninhibited look into the joys of calorieladen, chocolatecoated ecstasy direct from the land down under. Linda jaivin is the author of eleven books including the china memoir the monkey and the dragon an essayist, translator, coeditor with geremie r. Reaktions new cityscopes series consists of concise, illustrated guides that provide a social and urban history from a citys beginnings to the present day. Outofdate millennial farce from jaivin eat me, 1997, etc. In this eyepopping first novela runaway bestseller in australia linda jaivin invites readers to partake of a lusty banquet of conversations about that hottest topic of allsex. In the first book of the series, linda jaivin explores a city at the heart of one of the worlds oldest civilizations and the capital of its newest superpowerbeijing.
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Linda jaivin is an australian writer, the author of eleven books seven novels. In this eyepopping first novela bestseller in both the united states and. May 27, 2011 linda jaivin is surely the only person in the world who can write erotica author and. In 1992 jaivin coedited the anthology new ghosts, old dreams. L inda jaivin is the author of 11 longform works, including seven novels, five of which are set in sydney and two in china, as well as the china memoir the monkey and the dragon 2001. This is a book about friendship, music, politics and life on the edge. Linda jaivin is the internationally published author of nine books, seven fiction and two nonfiction. Some provocative uses for figs, grapes, strawberries, bananas and cucumbers are suggested in the opening pages of linda jaivin s new book, but be warned. Beijing by linda jaivin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Linda jaivin first met taiwan pop star hou dejian in 1981.
Bestselling author linda jaivin is back with a new novel, the empress lover. Reality is not easy to separate from fantasy or fiction in all of this and eat me turns out to be a novel within another novel, with postmodern narrative games all around. Linda jaivin is the author of eleven books, including the new novel the empress lover, published in april 2014 and the travel companion. Linda jaivin has 20 books on goodreads with 2115 ratings. Linda jaivin is an australian writer, the author of eleven books seven novels and. Sep 01, 1995 linda jaivin is the author of eleven books, including the new novel the empress lover, published in april 2014 and the travel companion beijing, published in july 2014. Her seventh novel, but only the second about china, tells the story of a film translator of uncertain parentage whose life is upended when she receives a letter from a dead scholar offering to reveal longhidden family secrets. Linda jaivin is an author and translator of chinese.
She has firm control over her material and a talent for slicing through the pretension with the precision of a sushi knife. In praise of a plural world, and a film translator from chinese. Beijing is an intimate and informed portrait of a city at the centre of one of the worlds oldest civilisations and the capital of one of its newest superpowers. Her books include the monkey and the dragon and a most immoral woman. And now three of their otherworldly offspring have stolen a spaceship and are zooming toward earth in search of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Chinese rebel voices, and editorial consultant at the australian centre on china in the world, anu. In the first book of the series, linda jaivin explores a city at the heart of one of the. Linda jaivin, a writer of erotic fiction, is the author of a new book, a most immoral woman. Aciac linda jaivin speaks about her china novels at aciac. Buy linda jaivin ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Linda jaivin is known for her work on the grandmaster 20, yip man 3 2015 and farewell my concubine 1993. That which is unknowable characterises jaivin s elliptical new book. Linda jaivins sizzling debut plays havoc with our ideas of truth, sex and power. New books for general readers books by subject books by series info and services journals chicago manual of style.
Aspiring luduan mythical creature who moves fast, speaks all languages, and gives books for presents. Linda jaivin was born in new london, connecticut to a jewish family of russian heritage. With a brave and racy wit, jaivin delivers her most outrageous, enjoyable novel yet. Im the author of eleven books seven novels and four book length works of nonfiction including the quarterly essay found in translation. Minton mentioned worries me, it may have been bowderized and like a good laugh this is the book for you. Linda jaivin is in fine form with this book about three teenage aliens who are out to have fun. Washington post the true strength of this book is jaivin s merciless wit and her ear for dialogue shes bitchy, wicked and intelligent. Her journalism has appeared in a wide range of publications, including australian rolling stone and australian new woman. Her books include eat me, the infernal optimist and a most immoral woman. Rock n roll babes from outer space proves that jaivin s imaginative powers put her in a league with kurt vonnegut and douglas adams. On the eve of the millennium, miles walker has problems. Over three and a half millennia, cities have risen and fallen. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of linda jaivin books online. Zhou zuoren writing is like driving a car at night. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Memoir, biography and travel book, the monkey and the dragon is a story about china like nothing youve ever read.
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