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Understanding China Today: Yu Hua and Allan H. Barr on China in Ten Words

Saturday, Nov. 19, 12:00 p.m., Room 7128 (Building 7, 1st Floor)

Author(s) and Guest(s)

Yu Hua

Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words (Pantheon, $25.95), written by Yu Hua and translated by Allan H. Barr, gives insight as never before to the world’s most populous yet misunderstood nation.  Hua is the author of four novels, six collections of stories, and three essay collections. In 2002, he became the first Chinese writer to win the James Joyce Foundation Award.

 

Allan H. Barr

Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words (Pantheon, $25.95), written by Yu Hua and translated by Allan H. Barr, gives insight as never before to the world’s most populous yet misunderstood nation.  Hua is the author of four novels, six collections of stories, and three essay collections. In 2002, he became the first Chinese writer to win the James Joyce Foundation Award.

 

Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 19, 12:00 p.m. Free Add to Schedule

Location

Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Room 7128 (Building 7, 1st Floor)

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