English PEN’s Writers in Translation programme needs you!
we welcome Chinese writer Bi Feiyu to the UK. Bi is one of the most respected authors and screenwriters in China today; his books have won the Xu Lun prize, the Chinese equivalent of the Man Booker, twice since 1995 and been longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction prize here in Britain. His new novel, Three Sisters, is an epic portrayal of life in rural and urban Communist China in the 1970s and 1980s under Mao Zedong.
Bi will be appearing at Foyles next Tuesday 20th July, in conversation with the Guardian’s Richard Lea, to discuss Three Sisters. Details of the event are below, and a flyer is attached. We are also holding a film night here at the Free Word Centre on Wednesday 21st – again, details below and attached.
We’d like to make sure that Bi has a good audience for these events, so please come along if you can.
Thanks, Sophie
Bi Feiyu in conversation with Richard Lea
Tuesday 20th July, 6.30pm
The Gallery at Foyles, Charing Cross Road
Bi Feiyu is one of the most respected authors and screenwriters in China today. His books have won the Xu Lun prize, the Chinese equivalent of the Man Booker, twice since 1995 and been longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction prize here in Britain.
In a rare UK appearance, Bi is joined by the Guardian’s Richard Lea to discuss his new novel Three Sisters,
This event is free – please email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.
Film Night with Bi Feiyu
Wednesday 21st July, 6.30pm
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road
On Wednesday, Bi Feiyu joins Arifa Akbar of the Independent and Isabel Hilton, renowned journalist, broadcaster and expert in Chinese affairs, to discuss his work and his experience of adapting fiction for the screen. The discussion will be followed by a screening of the Golden Globe nominated Shanghai Triad, a tale of excess and corruption set in the criminal underworld of 1930s Shanghai.
How to book
This event is free – please email bookings@freewordonline.com to reserve a place.
Sophie Hoult | Writers in Translation Programme Manager | English PEN
t. 020 7324 2535 | d. 020 7324 2542
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA
