Tiannan

1982 establishments in China

Chutzpah MagazineFrequency| Quarterly[1]

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Founded| 1982[2]
Final issue| 2014
Country| China
Based in| Beijing[3]
Website| chutzpahmagazine.com.cn
ISSN| 1004-6399

Tiannan or Chutzpah Magazine[4] (Chinese: 天南),[5] also known as Chutzpah![6] or Chutzpah! Magazine, was a Chinese literary magazine,[7] originally founded in 1982 by the[Guangdong Provincial Folk Artists Association (广东省民间文艺家协会) as a folk literature publication.[8] Chutzpah, the English name of Tiannan, comes from the Hebrew word, meaning "unscrupulous" (肆无忌惮).[9]

## History

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In 2005, it was purchased by the Modern Media Group (现代传播集团) and changed to a book review magazine named Modern Book Reviews, but it did not make it, and its issue had been idle for 5 years.[10]

On April 1, 2011, with Ou Ning as its editor-in-chief, the magazine was officially published and launched.[11] The theme of the publication was The Hometown of Asia (亚细亚的故乡), and focused on the history and reality of rural areas in Asia and the wave of social movements involving intellectuals in rural construction.[12] Since 2011, its English name had been changed to Chutzpah!.[13]

In September 2013, it was restructured from a bimonthly to a quarterly publication.[14] In February 2014, Chutzpah! ceased publication due to business pressure.[15]

## References

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1. ^ The Beijing News (2014-02-21). "Comment: The Internet era of literary magazines to learn to transform". China News Service.
2. ^ "Tiannan Magazine ceases publication Are literary magazines really at the end of their rope?". People's Daily. 2014-03-03.
3. ^ "Contact Us". www.chutzpahmagazine.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
4. ^ "Chutzpah Magazine begins publication". Sohu.com. 2011-04-10.
5. ^ Chutzpah Magazine = 天南 [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 761506693. Retrieved January 18, 2021 - via WorldCat.
6. ^ Zhen Zhang; Angela Zito (30 April 2015). DV-Made China: Digital Subjects and Social Transformations after Independent Film. University of Hawaii Press. p. 341\. ISBN 978-0-8248-4682-4.
7. ^ "Acclaimed Literary Magazine Tiannan / Chutzpah Shuts Down". Ran Dian. 2014-02-21.
8. ^ "Have Chinese literary magazines come to an end?". People's Daily. 2014-03-03.
9. ^ ""Conformity to business" cannot save literary magazines". Oriental Morning Post. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08.
10. ^ Ou Ning. "The story of Tiannan". The Paper. 2015-09-28.
11. ^ "What is the future of pure literary magazines?". People's Daily. Nanfang Daily. 2014-02-28.
12. ^ David Zhao. "Ou Ning: "Tiannan" ceased publication due to cost issues". Southern Metropolis Daily. 2014-02-23.
13. ^ "About Chutzpah!". www.chutzpahmagazine.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
14. ^ "The purely literary magazine Tennant ceased publication Its international style was once popular with readers". Sohu.com. 2014-02-21.
15. ^ "Chutzpah! ceased publication due to business pressure". People's Daily. Beijing Youth Daily. 2014-02-20.