Xiaolu Guo at Manchester Literature Festival
| Dates: | 12 October 2013 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 15:00 |
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| What is it: | Literature Live |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| How much: | £6
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools |
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Manchester Literature Festival and the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester are thrilled to present a conversation with the novelist and prize-winning indie film director Xiaolu Guo.
Writing in both English and Chinese, she has published seven works of poignant and witty fiction, including A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction),UFO in Her Eyes, and Lovers in the Age of Indifference. An extract from her forthcoming novel I Am China was featured in Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 4.
You can also see a screening of the film adaptation of UFO in Her Eyes at Cornerhouse on Sunday 13th October at 4pm, with the author/director in conversation for a second time.
Price: £6
Concessions: £4
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The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
The Engine House
Chorlton Mill
3 Cambridge Street
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