This month we're discussing two stories by Xu Zechen, "Galloping Horses" and "Wheels are Round" in translations by Helen Wang and Eric Abrahamsen. If you can't make it to our book club meeting, head over to our Writing Chinese forum to join in this month's discussion!
All welcome -- discussions in English! Blackwells are also stocking a special selection of contemporary Chinese fiction throughout this year, to accompany our programme. NB: This short story also forms Chapter 1 of the as yet untranslated novel 我们家, The Chilli-Bean Paste Clan. If you can't make it to Leeds for this, of course, do...
Public talk @11am - 1pm, Centenary Gallery, Parkinson Court, University of Leeds For our morning event, which was open to the general public (no registration required), author Yan Ge and her translator Nicky Harman discussed their work together. Yan Ge's novella White Horse, translated by Nicky, was released in October by Hope Road Publishing. And for...
All welcome -- discussions in English! Blackwells are also stocking a special selection of contemporary Chinese fiction throughout this year, to accompany our programme. If you can't make it to Leeds for this, of course, do join us online via the Book Club and discussion forum links (email us to register).
Following the reading and Q&A with author Chen Xiwo, our project was officially launched with (short but perfectly formed) speeches from Dr Matthew Treherne, Head of School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds, and Professor Caroline Rose, Executive Director of the White Rose East Asian Centre. The Blackwells Bookstall did a...
We were delighted to be joined by author Chen Xiwo, translator Nicky Harman, and Make-Do Publishing's Harvey Thomlinson for the official launch of 'Writing Chinese'. Chen read from his new collection The Book of Sins (冒犯书), which was followed by a talk and discussion by Chen, Nicky and Harvey with lots of audience participation. Chen's visit was been...