About

郑方达

I grew up in Muncie, Indiana.

I spent childhood summers studying in Wuhan, China.

Literature that influenced me

In my chronological order:

• The Giver, Lois Lowry
• Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift
• 《卖油翁》, 欧阳修
  • The expression “唯手熟尔” crosses my mind from time to time.
• Animal Farm, George Orwell
• 《呐喊》自序, 鲁迅
  • Is it better to fight with no hope of success, or to do nothing?
• 《乡愁》, 余光中
  • Language is simple yet moving.

Talks

• Kurt Vonnegut: Shape of Stories (2004)