Zhu Wenying was born in Shanghai in the 1970s. In this self-interview from early in her career, she writes eleven short essays to answer questions ranging from the meaning of literature to her inspirations and influences, love and music, the passage of time and its effect on her development as a writer and her writing. She also ruminates on what is writing and how to be a writer. This interview is a glimpse of a writer as a person. Originally published in Writer Magazine in 2008.

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十年十一章

朱文英1970年代出生于上海。在她职业生涯早期的自我采访中，她写了 11 篇短文来回答问题，从文学的意义到她的灵感和影响、爱情和音乐、时间的流逝及其对她作为作家的发展和她的影响。写作。她还思考什么是写作以及如何成为一名作家。这次采访是对作家作为一个人的一瞥。最初发表于 2008 年的作家杂志。