Interview with author
Huang Beijia
Huang Beijia 黄蓓佳 is a much-loved
writer of children's books. Her first novel for
children, the modern classic, I Want To Be Good
(《我要做好孩子》is the story of ten-year-old Ling in her last
year at primary school, navigating the stress of the
adults around her. It's about the pressures of growing
up, and about being happy being yourself. This funny,
feel-good book has just been published in English,
translated by Nicky Harman. We interviewed Nicky about
translating this middle-grade novel last year (no. 97),
and we're delighted that Huang Beijia agreed to an
interview with us too!