Isabelle Li Isabelle Li i(A112685 works by)
Born: Established:
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China,
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East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1999
Heritage: Chinese
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1 Foreword Isabelle Li , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Light Borrowers : UTS Writers' Anthology 2018 2018;
1 旧堂 Old Manor i "月光很白,三株腊梅开放院上。青石板上,唐朝檐滴,点点落于宋代的雕龙", Zheng Xiaoqiong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 22 2018;
1 乔木 Trees i "山冈的栎木站成猛兽,微小的积水敲落了楝果。", Zheng Xiaoqiong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 22 2018;
1 入楚 Reaching Chu i "山鬼隐于水泥地板庄稼的化学药品间,穿豹皮的勇士们就已去了城市之间,剩下那头金钱豹已尸骨无存,急剧退却的河流,菖蒲与艾草,一朵盛开的荷花隐于时间之中。", Zheng Xiaoqiong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 22 2018;
1 郑小琼 Rainwater Illusions i "黄昏的车头淅淅沥沥的呜咽着,青山隐于烟雾之外。京广线上的灯盏,庄稼的孕育着一个个俚语的村庄,它先行抵达铁轨的尽头。", Zheng Xiaoqiong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 22 2018;
1 鲁迅先生,你的双手 / Lu Xun, Your Hands i "先生,你的双手 / Lu Xun, your hands", Eileen Chong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;
1 竹林七贤 / Seven in the Bamboo i "清早醒来,我穿上衣服鞋子 / In the morning I wake and put on my clothes", Eileen Chong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018; Rochford Street Review , November no. 30 2020;
1 基础汉语 / Elementary Chinese i "火挂钉上,是灯;/ Fire hung on a nail makes a lamp;", Eileen Chong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;
1 中秋月饼 / Mid-Autumn Mooncakes i "已近中秋,/ It’s nearly mid-autumn. I spy the tins", Eileen Chong , Isabelle Li (translator), 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;
1 The Aristotelian Questions Isabelle Li , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 62 no. 2 2017; (p. 231-240)

'A zebra gazing into the river asks himself, 'Am I a white horse with black stripes of a black horse with white stripes?' I put a similar question: am I a migrant who happens to be a writer or a writer who happens to be a migrant? The answers have implications, both 'for whom' I write and 'as who', and therefore for my artistic vision.' (Introduction)

1 9 y separately published work icon A Chinese Affair Isabelle Li , Witchcliffe : Margaret River Press , 2016 9594865 2016 selected work short story

'Sixteen exquisite stories exploring recent Chinese migration to Australia and elsewhere, exploring intergenerational and interracial relationships, the search for meaning, and the effects of isolation and the inability to express oneself in a second language. Best-selling author, Debra Adelaide, says Isabelle Li's prose is powerful, exquisite and finely tuned, and each story draws us deeper into the complex emotional and cultural dilemmas of characters who are solitary, sensitive, perceptive and powerless, sometimes all at once. 'What does it take to master a second language, to be so skilled in that language that you're published in it? Chinese/Australian writer and translator Isabelle Li reminds us that learning to love an adopted language does not come without its struggles.' ABC Radio National' (Publication summary)

1 Complex Sclerophyll Isabelle Li , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , July no. 29 2015;
1 Red Saffron Isabelle Li , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: The Trouble With Flying and Other Stories 2014; (p. 195-210)
1 Two Tongues Isabelle Li , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Sight Lines : 2014 UTS Writers' Anthology 2014; (p. 262-276)
1 y separately published work icon Almost Everything I Know Suo zhi ji Mark Tredinnick , Isabelle Li (translator), Markwell : Flying Island Books , 2014 20971420 2014 selected work poetry
1 Narrative of Grief Isabelle Li , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac No. 8 2012; (p. 77-92)
1 Blue Lotus Isabelle Li , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Cha : An Asian Literary Journal , July no. 14 2011;
1 Lyrebird Isabelle Li , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac : No. 7 2011; (p. 71-100)
1 form y separately published work icon Mooncake & Crab Isabelle Li , ( dir. Tang Heng ) Sydney : Peachy Pictures , 2010 8458240 2010 single work film/TV

'On the day of the Mid Autumn Festival Chinese-born Crystal prepares a traditional meal of mooncake and crab for her new Anglo-Australian family. What no-one around her realizes is that Crystal has recently said goodbye to her lover, a Chinese artist, and she is pregnant with his child. As she prepares the meal with her visiting father, news comes that the plane her lover was traveling on has crashed. As Crystal tries to hide her feelings her step-daughter asks her to tell them the story behind the mooncake - a story that suddenly has great resonance with her own life.'

Source: IMDB.

1 Pebbles and Flowers Isabelle Li , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: On the Side : UTS Writers' Anthology 2009 2009; (p. 145-157)
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