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Ill Winds In Tibet

A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958.

Found in Translation

An award-winning novel set in Japanese-ruled Taiwan explores the relationship between colonizer and subaltern, translator and translated — and how some distances can’t be closed.

The Thrilling Truth

A new thriller set in 1930s Shanghai includes just enough historical detail to be believable. But is history at risk of being overtaken by fiction?
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NYC: Nov 5, 5:30pm DC: Nov 10, 6pm

Book Club: City of Fiction by Yu Hua

Join our November book club, in either New York (Asia Society) or Washington, D.C. (JF Books), for an evening of spirited discussion and community centered on Yu Hua's latest novel "City of Fiction," an epic tale of love and violence in 20th century China.