2018年CRI Foreigners interested in Realistic Contemporary Children's Fiction

Foreigners interested in Realistic Contemporary Children's Fiction

Experts on children's literature say Chinese authors should focus on more realistic works of fiction as writers in the country garner¹ increasing international attention.

Zhang Mingzhou is the President of the International Board on Books for Young People. He is one of the experts at a recent forum² on this subject.

"Readers from other nations are very interested in the realistic children's novel that could reflect modern Chinese citizens' inner state of life, including children's psychology³, their growth, as well as their worry and concern. Often times, there are foreigners who repeatedly inquire me about what Chinese children are reading nowadays."

In Zhang's eyes, the Chinese society has undergone tremendous changes over the past decades, but in his opinion this is inadequately⁴ mirrored in Chinese children's literature.

Zhang was interviewed along the sidelines of the forum discussing the realistic novels written by top children's book prize winner Cao Wenxuan.

"Cao's winning of the Hans Christian⁵ Andersen Award for children's writing in 2016 began grabbing international attention onto the children's literature in China. I am aware that so far, a small community of Chinese writers of children's literature began attracting the world attention. However this is far from enough. This is partly due to an inadequacy⁶ in in-depth international exchanges in children's literature. I wish the International Board on Books for Young People could help expand exchanges between China and international writers of children's books."

The China Children's Press and Publication Group has recently published audio books based on the whole series of Cao Wenxuan's works. In addition, Cao's new novel will soon be published.

1 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

2 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

3 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

4 inadequately   

ad.不够地；不够好地

参考例句：

• As one kind of building materials, wood is inadequately sturdy. 作为一种建筑材料，木材不够结实。
• Oneself is supported inadequately by the money that he earns. 他挣的钱不够养活自己。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 inadequacy   

n.无法胜任，信心不足

参考例句：

• the inadequacy of our resources 我们的资源的贫乏
• The failure is due to the inadequacy of preparations. 这次失败是由于准备不足造成的。