[CW-Grad] Zhang Lija to speak Wednesday at 2 p.m. in INTS 1113

[D Charles Whitney]

Writer Zhang Lija will speak Wednesday at 2 in INTS 1113.  Her topic  
is "A Tool of Struggle: The Challenge and Charm of Writing in Another  
Language"

Lijia Zhang is a writer who lives in Beijing and is the author, most  
recently, of the memoir "'Socialism is Great!': A Worker's Memoir of  
the New China," which was published last year and has been reviewed  
favorably in the New York Times and the Asian Wall Street Journal ("A  
riveting tale").  Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the  
Guardian, and on the UC Irvine-based blog/electronic magazine "The  
China Beat."

Ms. Zhang is currently a visitor at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.  Her  
talk will focus on her decision to write in English rather than her  
native Chinese.  She will address the risks and pitfalls, but also  
benefits and pleasures, of this linguistic choice.

D Charles Whitney, Professor and Chair
Department of Creative Writing, 4119 INTS
U of California, Riverside CA 92521
951.827.6076    FAX 951.827.3619




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