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Xiaolu Guo at Manchester Literature Festival

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Dates:12 October 2013
Times:14:00 - 15:00
What is it:Literature Live
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
How much:£6 / £4
Who is it for:University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools
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  • In category "Literature Live"
  • In group "(ALC) Confucius Institute"
  • By School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

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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