For English-speaking readers
Chinese Learner Edition
Chinese on the left, English on the right, with English commentary and Chinese-focused study notes.
Paperback · 7 × 10 in.A bilingual literary reader
The Knot
结
Stories of family, migration, and longing between China and America.
Publication forthcoming
The Book
Literature first.
Language learning through story.
The Knot gathers eight short stories of Chinese lives across America: intimate portraits of marriage, illness, family duty, distance, ambition, and belonging.
Designed for intermediate and advanced learners, each edition keeps Lynn Zheng's literary voice at the center while offering parallel text, reading commentary, study notes, and a carefully selected vocabulary list.
01
A Blizzard
02
The Knot
03
National Welfare
04
A Little Devil
05
One-Night Stay
06
Dislocation
07
The Absence
08
A Strange Land
Two Editions
Choose the language you are learning.
为中文母语读者设计
English Learner Edition
英文在左，中文在右；配有中文阅读评析、英语学习笔记与英汉词汇表。
Paperback · 7 × 10 in.Inside the Reader
Side by side,
without losing the story.
Paired passages make it easy to find the same moment in both languages. Notes appear after the story, so readers can remain inside its emotional world before turning to language study.
- Parallel literary text
- Reading commentary
- Phrase-based study notes
- Dictionary-style vocabulary
About the Author
Lynn Zheng 郑丽青
Lynn Zheng was born in Hefei, China, and worked in architectural design after university. She moved to the United States with her husband in 1988. Her stories grow from a long attention to the emotional lives of Chinese families in America.
Lynn now lives with her husband in Spain, where she continues to read, write, garden, and reflect on the meanings of home, migration, and belonging.
News
The Knot is moving toward publication.
Proof copies are now under review. Publication details, readings, and ordering information will be shared here when they are ready.