Linda Jaivin

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Na protjazhenii trekh s polovinoj tysjacheletij Kitaj neizmenno zanimal vazhnejshee mesto v mirovoj politike, ekonomike, kulture. Pri etom, nesmotrja na kazhuschujusja monolitnost i stabilnost kitajskogo gosudarstva, ego istorija na samom dele turbulentna i protivorechiva: vremena mira i spokojstvija stremitelno smenjalis periodami vojn i goloda, tvorchestvo i kulturnaja zhizn protsvetali na fone tsenzury i repressij, a upravljali stranoj samye raznye narody. Linda Dzhejvin pokazyvaet Kitaj vo vsem ego mnogoobrazii, risuja jarkuju i uvlekatelnuju kartinu ego bogatogo proshlogo ot polumificheskikh istokov v drevnie vremena do novoj ery Si Tszinpina i pandemii koronavirusnoj infektsii. "Mnogie istoricheskie sobytija Kitaja i ikh uchastniki polny protivorechij. Konfutsij pooschrjal umerennost vo vsem i stroguju sotsialnuju ierarkhiju. Obespechili li ego idei stabilnost i tselostnost kitajskoj tsivilizatsii ili zhe oni uderzhivali Kitaj ot dvizhenija po puti progressa? Ja postarajus chestno izobrazit ili, po krajnej mere, otmetit suschestvovanie raznoobraznykh tochek zrenija na etot i na drugie voprosy. Nekotorym chitateljam eto mozhet pokazatsja oblichitelnym ili neudobnym s politicheskoj tochki zrenija. No ja budu verna istoricheskoj pravde - nastolko, naskolko khorosho ee ponimaju". (Linda Dzhejvin)

Kung-fu, tofu, chaj, torgovi shljakhi, drevni mudretsi ta shovk - protjagom tisjacholit Kitaj vplivav na svitovu kukhnju, torgivlju, vijskovu strategiju, estetiku ta filosofiju. Istorija Pidnebessja spovnena gerojiv i likhodijiv, kvituchikh epokh i zhorstokikh povstan, kulturnogo rozkvitu i tsenzurnikh obmezhen, disidentiv i dotepnikiv. A istorija zhinok u Kitaji - vid pershikh vojitelok do sufrazhistok dvadtsjatogo stolittja - zalishajetsja majzhe nevidomoju. Istorichni primari koruptsiji ta roz'jednanosti, jaki zrujnuvali bagato mogutnikh dinastij, prodovzhujut peresliduvati Kitajsku Narodnu Respubliku j sogodni. Suchasnij Kitaj sprijmajut po-riznomu: jak ekonomichnu potugu, simvol urbanizatsiji, propagandistsku ta agresivnu nadderzhavu, scho pragne svitovogo panuvannja. Avtorka knigi "Najkorotsha istorija Kitaju" Linda Javin peretvorjuje kilkatisjacholitnju istoriju na korotku chitabelnu rozpovid: vid filosofskikh vitokiv do politichnoji sistemi Kitaju, vid pandemiji COVID-19 do gipotetichnoji gegemoniji KNR u majbutnomu. PerekladachJulija Kostju

Kitaj na protjazhenii tysjacheletij vlijal na voennye strategii, torgovye otnoshenija, estetiku, filosofiju i kulinarnye traditsii razlichnykh stran po vsemu miru, pri etom kitajskaja istorija protivorechiva kak ni odna drugaja. I pri vsej protivorechivosti ej svojstvenny opredelennye zakonomernosti, znanie kotorykh pozvoljaet sostavit tselostnoe vpechatlenie o Kitae s ego bezgranichnym chelovecheskim, kulturnym i ekonomicheskim potentsialom. Zhelaja podelitsja svoimi glubokimi znanijami o proshlom i nastojaschem Kitaja i svoej ljubovju k etoj strane s zainteresovannym chitatelem, Linda Dzhejvin masterski sobiraet zamyslovatye pazly kitajskoj istorii, illjustriruja rasskaz risunkami, fotografijami, skhemami i kartami. Avtor delaet vazhnye obobschenija i daet prognozy otnositelno togo, chto zhdet Kitaj v obozrimom buduschem i kak eto mozhet otrazitsja na sudbe vsej planety. "Stolknuvshis s neobkhodimostju vybirat mezhdu kljuchevymi figurami, ekonomicheskimi i sotsialnymi protsessami, voennoj istoriej, esteticheskimi i intellektualnymi techenijami, ja vybiraju... vsjo. Ja vydeljaju temy, sobytija i lichnostej, kotorye, kak mne kazhetsja, prolivajut svet na sut svoego vremeni, na razvitie kitajskoj tsivilizatsii i gosudarstvennosti. Ja ne upominaju vsekh mnogochislennykh imperatorov, mjatezhnikov, myslitelej, khudozhnikov, chudakov, izobretatelej, politikov i poetov. Ja poznakomlju vas s nekotorymi iz samykh interesnykh i vlijatelnykh ljudej i, naskolko eto vozmozhno v takoj nebolshoj knige, pozvolju im samim rasskazat o sebe. Ja privedu tsitaty iz rabot drevnikh istorikov, sovremennykh politikov, poetov i satirikov. Kitaj ochen mnogoobrazen, i eto slozhnoe mnogoobrazie - chast ego velichija". (Linda Dzhejvin)

Kitaj na protjazhenii tysjacheletij vlijal na voennye strategii, torgovye otnoshenija, estetiku, filosofiju i kulinarnye traditsii razlichnykh stran po vsemu miru, pri etom kitajskaja istorija protivorechiva, kak ni odna drugaja. I pri vsej protivorechivosti ej svojstvenny opredelennye zakonomernosti, znanie kotorykh pozvoljaet sostavit tselostnoe vpechatlenie o Kitae s ego bezgranichnym chelovecheskim, kulturnym i ekonomicheskim potentsialom. Zhelaja podelitsja svoimi glubokimi znanijami o proshlom i nastojaschem Kitaja i svoej ljubovju k etoj strane s zainteresovannym chitatelem, Linda Dzhejvin masterski sobiraet zamyslovatye pazly kitajskoj istorii, illjustriruja rasskaz risunkami, fotografijami, skhemami i kartami. Avtor delaet vazhnye obobschenija i daet prognozy otnositelno togo, chto zhdet Kitaj v obozrimom buduschem i kak eto mozhet otrazitsja na sudbe vsej planety. "Stolknuvshis s neobkhodimostju vybirat mezhdu kljuchevymi figurami, ekonomicheskimi i sotsialnymi protsessami, voennoj istoriej, esteticheskimi i intellektualnymi techenijami, ja vybiraju... vsjo. Ja vydeljaju temy, sobytija i lichnostej, kotorye, kak mne kazhetsja, prolivajut svet na sut svoego vremeni, na razvitie kitajskoj tsivilizatsii i gosudarstvennosti. Ja ne upominaju vsekh mnogochislennykh imperatorov, mjatezhnikov, myslitelej, khudozhnikov, chudakov, izobretatelej, politikov i poetov. Ja poznakomlju vas s nekotorymi iz samykh interesnykh i vlijatelnykh ljudej i, naskolko eto vozmozhno v takoj nebolshoj knige, pozvolju im samim rasskazat o sebe. Ja privedu tsitaty iz rabot drevnikh istorikov, sovremennykh politikov, poetov i satirikov. Kitaj ochen mnogoobrazen, i eto slozhnoe mnogoobrazie - chast ego velichija". (Linda Dzhejvin)

As we enter the "Asian century," China demands our attention for being an economic powerhouse, a beacon of rapid modernization, and an assertive geopolitical player. To understand the nation behind the headlines, we must take in its vibrant, tumultuous past--a story of "larger-than-life characters, philosophical arguments and political intrigues, military conflicts and social upheavals, artistic invention and technological innovation." The Shortest History of China charts a path from China's tribal origins through its storied imperial era and up to the modern Communist Party under Xi Jinping--including the rarely told story of women in China and the specters of corruption and disunity that continue to haunt the People's Republic today. A master storyteller and exacting historian, Linda Jaivin distills this vast history into a short, riveting account that today's globally minded readers will find indispensable.

Julia is a photographer; Chantal edits a fashion magazine; Helen is an academic, and Philippa is writing a novel. The best of friends, they meet at trendy cafes and restaurants to eye the passing talent and to swap stories about their wilder sexual encounters. But what is fiction and what is fact in these wild erotic exploits? Can we believe the tales these women are telling?

Whether we're aware of it or not, we spend much of our time in this globalised world in the act of translation. Language is a big part of it, of course, as anyone who has fumbled with a phrasebook in a foreign country will know, but behind language is something far more challenging to translate- culture. As a traveller, a mistranslation might land you a bowl of who-knows-what when you think you asked for noodles, and mistranslations in international politics can be a few steps from serious trouble. But translation is also a way of entering new and exciting worlds, and forging links that never before existed. Linda Jaivin has been translating from Chinese for more than thirty years. While her specialty is subtitles, she has also translated song lyrics, poetry and fiction, and interpreted for ABC film crews, Chinese artists and even the English singer Billy Bragg as he gave his take on socialism to some Beijing rockers. In Found in Translation she reveals the work of the translator and considers whether different worldviews can be bridged. She pays special attention to China and the English-speaking West, Australia in particular, but also discusses French, Japanese and even the odd phrase of Maori. This is a free-ranging essay, personal and informed, about translation in its narrowest and broadest senses, and the prism - occasionally prison - of culture. 'About six years ago, President George W. Bush was delivering a speech at a G8 summit, when, made impatient by the process of translation, he interrupted his German interpreter- 'Everybody speaks English, right?' ...' Linda Jaivin, Found in Translation Quarterly Essay presents significant contributions to the general debate. Each issue contains a single essay written at length of about 25,000 words. It aims to present the widest range of political, intellectual and cultural opinion. www.quarterlyessay.com

Aliens mating with earthlings? It's true. 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. Parking their saucer in Sydney, Australia, they shapeshift into luscious earthgirl form. When the alien who calls herself Baby Baby abducts Jake and straps him into the saucer's sexual experimentation chamber, the global warming begins. Next the Babes decide to form a band and soon they've skyrocketed to rock 'n' roll stardom. But trouble is on its way in the small gray shape of Captain Qwerk, who has set out to recapture them, with the U. S. Military and Eros, the excitable asteroid, right behind. Rock 'n' Roll Babes from Outer Space proves that Jaivin's imaginative powers put her in a league with Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams. With a brave and racy wit, Jaivin delivers her most outrageous, enjoyable novel yet. "Witty and wickedly satiric . . . the plot is rocket-fueled and the puns almost literally fly off the page. Few writers have skewered the rock and roll world so savagely and accurately and with so much delight."--Washington Post Book World

In this eye-popping first novel--a bestseller in both the United States and Australia--Linda Jaivin invites readers to overhear what women really talk about when they talk about sex. When four bright, successful friends meet in Sydney's designer caf s and restaurants to gossip about their romantic exploits, the talk sizzles. Julia, Chantal, Helen, and Phillipa are the best of friends. Professionally, their lives could not be more different, but whenever they get together, there are always plenty of intimate revelations to dish up and devour. Julia is a spunky photographer with a penchant for Peking duck and younger men; Chantal is a fashion magazine editor whose sexual preferences give new meaning to the words "mixing and matching"; Helen is a feminist scholar whose outward wholesomeness belies her inner naughtiness; and Phillipa is a somewhat secretive writer who appears to be taking rather close notes on her friends' raunchy tales. This outrageous, irresistible, and utterly original debut, which led Entertainment Weekly to call Jaivin "one of the 100 most creative people in entertainment," is the juiciest book you will read this year.