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The Nanny’s Tale

A migrant worker leaves her own child behind to survive, becoming a nanny in Beijing. When she hears of a literary community for migrants, she...

Dancing To Prison

1983’s Strike Hard Against Crime Campaign led to the arrests of many innocent victims, caught up in a culture of fear. One of them was...
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July 1, 5:30pm

Book club: "Soft Burial"

Join us on July 1 in New York (or June 25 in D.C.) to discuss "Soft Burial" by Fang Fang (translated by Michael Berry), a controversial Chinese novel that follows the aftermath of the bloody land reform campaign of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Spots limited, register now to secure your seat.