Profile

Zhang Zhengshuo, born in June 1994, graduated from the School of Foreign Languages, Capital Normal University with a Doctor of Arts (Ph.D.) degree in Russian Language and Literature in 2025.

Educational Experience

B.A, Minzu University of China (formerly known as Central University for Nationalities, September 2013 – June 2017)

M.A, Capital Normal University (September 2017 – June 2020)

Ph. D, Capital Normal University (September 2010 – June 2025)

Work Experience

July 2025 to present, Boya Postdoctoral Fellow in School of Foreign Languages, Peking University.

Research Interests

Comparative Literature and World Literature, research and translation of foreign poetry, Russian language and literature.

Selected Publications

1. Zhang Zhengshuo, “Writing the Exotic: Gumilev’s African-themed Poetry and Acmeism”, New Perspectives on World Literature (《外国文学动态研究》), Vol. 1, 2024, pp.56-73.

2. Zhang Zhengshuo, “Nabokov Catches the Tail End of the Silver Age”, Dangdai Poetry (《当代·诗歌》), Vol. 5, 2024, pp. 219-240.

Social Affiliations

Member of the 35th Session of the Seminar for Young and Middle-Aged Writers (the First Translators' Class) at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature, September 2018 – December 2018.

Overseas Experience

October 2015 – May 2016: Advanced Studies at Voronezh State University, Russia.