Sabina Knight

Sabina Knight is Professor Emerita of Chinese and World Literatures at Smith College. She is the author of The Heart of Time: Moral Agency in Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction (2006) and Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction (2012).

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Yu Hua: Fictional Cities

The bestselling Chinese novelist foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits of fiction.

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Feb 5, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Book Talk: Yi-Ling Liu on China’s Internet

How did the Chinese internet go from being one of the most explosive avenues of social upheaval to one of the most strictly censored and surveilled digital spaces in the world? Register now to hear journalist Yi-Ling Liu tell the story of China’s internet culture, its pioneers and its regulators, at the book launch for “The Wall Dancers” in conversation with Afra Wang. Use code CBR15 for $10 off!

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Yu Hua: Fictional Cities

Book Talk: Yi-Ling Liu on China’s Internet

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