Faculty of Art
UBC Alumni Chinese and Japanese Book Club
LITERARY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND CANADA BY LAIFONG LEUNG AND JIA MA
The book Literary Interactions between China and Canada is one of the 17 volume project “Literary Interactions between China and Foreign Countries” produced by Shandong Education Press. This 450,000-word book is the first work to explore the topic and it lays the foundation for future studies. The book, largely based on primary sources, recreates the ethnic Chinese community as a cultural community. It traces the development of literature by ethnic Chinese written in Chinese, English and French, as well as Sinology in Canada and the reception of Canadian literature in China, from the mid-19th century to the present.
LOCATION & DATES
Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, room 604, Vancouver, BC
SESSION 1: MEET AND GREET
Monday, October 24, 2016
7:00-8:30 pm
7:00pm: Registration
7:30pm: Welcome & Introductions
7:50pm: Facilitator Introduction, book introduction, and Q&A
8:30pm: Meet and Greet ends
SESSION 2: DISCUSSION
Monday, November 21, 2016
7:00-9:00 pm
7:00pm: Registration & enjoy light refreshments
7:30pm: Discussion begins
8:15pm: Break
8:25pm: Continue discussion
9:00pm: Discussion ends
ねむり NEMURI BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
One night, a well-to-do Japanese housewife suddenly saw an aged man ceaselessly watering her feet which she felt were rotting away. From the morning after, her routine life with her husband and son began to transform. Somehow, her senses were rejuvenated. She began to feel alive—even though she ‘stopped’ sleeping all the while.
LOCATION & DATES
Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, room 604, Vancouver, BC
SESSION 1: MEET AND GREET
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
7:00-8:30 pm
7:00pm: Registration
7:30pm: Welcome & Introductions
7:50pm: Facilitator Introduction, book introduction, and Q&A
8:30pm: Meet and Greet ends
SESSION 2: DISCUSSION
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
7:00-9:00 pm
7:00pm: Registration & enjoy light refreshments
7:30pm: Discussion begins
8:15pm: Break
8:25pm: Continue discussion
9:00pm: Discussion ends
Details and registration: http://www.alumni.ubc.ca/events/alumni-book-club/
