Living A Stolen Life – Dong Xi in Conversation with Susan Trapp
26 July 2024, 6 - 7:30 pm
Charing Cross Library, WC2H 0HF
Language – Chinese with English Consecutive interpretation
Join us for an exclusive pre-launch event hosted by Susan Trapp in discussion with the author Dong Xi as they discuss his upcoming novel Fate Rewritten. Held in collaboration with Charing Cross Library, we’re thrilled to invite you to this exciting event.
ABOUT THE BOOK
For generations, Wang Changchi’s family have dreamed of escaping their poverty-striken village. When a twist of fate takes his chance away, he joins the hordes of migrant workers risking their lives for a shot at city life. Still hoping for a reversal of fortune, will he risk it all for one more chance to bring success to his family line?
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dong Xi is the pen name of Tian Dailin. Born in Guangxi Province, Chinese critics include him among the “New Generation” of writers. Notable works include the novels Record of Regret and Fate Rewritten, as well as the novella Life without Language, which won the Lu Xun Literary Award. He is Writer in Residence at the Guangxi University for Nationalities.
Susan Trapp is an editor for Sinoist Books/ACA . Some of the novels she has worked on include Sacred Clan, Fate Rewritten, The Choice and Tibetan Sky. When she is not editing, she works as a Private English Language teacher. Previously, Susan managed the software development teams for various organisations, including Marks and Spencer and the Financial Times.
ABOUT SINOIST BOOKS
Sinoist Books is a UK-based independent press that publishes only the best in translated Chinese literature and contemporary fiction. Our mission is to act as a bridge between the Chinese and English-speaking worlds, so that the best Sinophone authors and their works can transcend the language barrier. We believe that literature is a summation of the struggles, aspirations and ideals of the authors, and only by appreciating them can we truly achieve a deeper level of understanding.
ABOUT CHARING CROSS LIBRARY
Situated right in the heart of the London’s West End, Charing Cross Library offers an excellent Chinese Library Service for the local residents, commuters and the Chinese Community. Housing over 10,000 Chinese books, language courses, online newspapers and magazines, which cover a wide range of subjects.
About Dong Xi
Dong Xi, also known as Tian Dai Lin, is a Chinese, multi-award-winning author with notable works including the novels Echo, Resounding Slap, Record of Regret, and Altered Destiny. The novel Echo was awarded the 11th Mao Dun Literary Prize and his novella Life Without Words received the inaugural Lu Xun Literary Prize. The film adaptation titled Lover in the Sky, based on the same novel, was also very successful, winning the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 15th Tokyo International Film Festival. Several of his works have been adapted into television dramas and his writings have been published and then translated into multiple languages. Dong Xi now currently serves as a professor at Guangxi University for Nationalities.
