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2008 Beijing International Literary Festival

The schedule for this year’s Beijing Bookworm International Literary Festival is out: Starting on March 6 and running for two weeks, the program includes talks by writers Qiu Xiaolong, Adam Williams, Catherine Sampson, Paul French, Geremie Barmé, Zhang Lijia, James … Continue reading

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Should authors get mixed up in politics?

Chang Ping (长平) writes about Zhang Ping (张平), a famous author who is vice-governor of Shanxi. And Wolfgang Kubin (顾彬) comments on Chinese lit.

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Super-agent Toby Eady on the importance of agents for Chinese authors

Guest contributor Toby Eady is a London-based literary agent who represented Jung Chang (Wild Swans) and Xinran Xue (The Good Women of China). Chinese Authors – beware when fools rush in I have a Chinese author whose work I and … Continue reading

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Women writers in 1940s Shanghai who were not Eileen Chang

Xiaojie Ji (小组集), an anthology of literature by women in 1940s Shanghai. Chen Zishan (陈子善) writes the foreword.

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Hai Yan: books with the reach of television

Hai Yan (海岩) is interviewed by Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊).

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Asimov Published, Interviewed in Beijing

Cover story from this week’s Book Review section of The Beijing News announces the publication of a Chinese translation of Isaac Asimov’s complete Foundation series. Yup, the Beijing News has scored a fictional interview with “I, Asimov”. They’ve been taking similar liberties recently in their entertainment sections, captioning photographs of celebrities with made-up quotes.

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