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SUMMARY:MLF 2024: An Audience with Rebecca F. Kuang
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DESCRIPTION:Bestselling global sensation\, Rebecca F. Kuang is the author
  of the ‘Hard to put down\, harder to forget’ (Stephen King) satirical p
 henomenon Yellowface\, inventive fantastical novel Babel and TikTok favo
 urite The Poppy War trilogy. Both Yellowface and Babel were awarded Fict
 ion Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and received critical ac
 claim. Rebecca’s ingenious novels explore Chinese history\, the impact o
 f the British Empire and racism in the publishing industry through fanta
 sy and satire. She joins us to discuss her remarkable career\, navigatin
 g genres\, creating characters and literary influences.\n\nA blazing you
 ng literary talent\, Rebecca has won multiple awards. Her latest novel\,
  Yellowface\, was an instant bestseller\, spending 18 consecutive weeks 
 in the Sunday Times Top 10 and was selected by Reece Witherspoon for her
  book club. Babel won the Nebula Novel Award and was selected by Blackwe
 ll’s as their Book of the Year for Fiction in 2022. A Marshall Scholar\,
  Rebecca is currently pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literat
 ure at Yale. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership 
 with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Sponsored by Th
 e Edwardian Manchester.\n\nTickets £17/£15\nBook on 0161 876 2015 or htt
 ps://manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/an-audience-with-rebecca-
 f-kuang\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)\, 124 Oxford Road\, Manch
 ester\, m13 9rd
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