Guojing

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Guojing (2016 in the children and youth program of the Berlin International Literature Festival )

Guojing (born January 23, 1983 in the People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese illustrator . She grew up in Shanxi Province in northern China. She gained international fame for her picture book The Only Child , which was named Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015 by the New York Times and nominated for the Eisner Award in the Best Publication for Young Readers category (2016). In the features pages, the book was referred to as a "dreamy, wordless debut" ( The New York Times ) and a "haunting debut" ( Publishers Weekly ). Guojing lives in Singapore .

Life

After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Guojing worked in the game and animation industries. Today she is a professional illustrator. In her spare time she paints oil paintings. Her real name is Jing Guo, her stage name is Guojing.

In 2016 she was a member of the jury for The Extraordinary Book of the Children and Youth Program of the Berlin International Literature Festival .

Literary work

Guoying's first and so far only picture book or comic alone was published on December 1, 2015 by the American publisher Schwartz & Wade in English and comprises 112 pages. The book is to be published in German on July 31, 2016. The book has been published in the UK , USA and China.

In "Alone" the story of a young Chinese girl is told without a word, who spends a lot of time alone because her parents are working and because of the one-child policy she has no siblings. One day when she is out on her own again, she gets lost. In the forest she meets a magical deer and many other creatures. The Only Child won awards such as The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015 and Publishers Weekly Best Top Ten Children's Books of 2015. The Only Child received an overall positive response from the press. The Wall Street Journal wrote : "With stunning monochrome drawings that eventually soar into the clouds, the illustrator Guojing evokes her own childhood in a wordless story that moves from ugly industrial surroundings to the consolations of imagination and parental love." (Meghan Cox Gurdon , The Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2015). The Washington Post praised: "Guojing's single palette in graphite black and gray suggests an old photograph come to life, while the story seems to come from a dream country reminiscent of Raymond Briggs's beloved book“ The Snowman ”." (Kathie Meizner, The Washington Post, November 18, 2015). The Kirkus Review also agreed with this judgment: “Rare is the book containing great emotional depth that truly resonates across a span of ages: this is one such. «(Kirkus Review, August 26, 2015)

bibliography

2015 : The Only Child , Guojing (text and illustration), Schwartz & Wade ( New York ), ISBN 9780553497052 Picture book / children's book / graphic novel 2016 : Alone , Jacoby & Stuart publishing house , Berlin

Nominations and Awards

Guojing received various awards for her book Alone :

2015 The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015
2015 Publishers Weekly Best Top Ten Children's Books of 2015

Public performances

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/28/books/review/28-new-york-times-best-illustrated-childrens-books-of-2015.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/books/review/isols-the-menino-and-more.html
  3. ↑ a b c http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/68552-pw-s-best-children-s-books-of-2015.html
  4. ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/27/asia/china-one-child-art/index.html
  5. ↑ http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/imprints/schwartz-wade
  6. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=guojing&qt=owc_search
  7. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-childrens-books-of-2015-1449869178
  8. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/our-top-three-childrens-and-ya-books-to-start-off-your-new-year/2016/01/05/3a82dd08-a9b3 -11e5-8058-480b572b4aae_story.html
  9. ↑ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/guojing/the-only-child/
personal data
SURNAME Guojing
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH People's Republic of China