Adam will be giving a talk – China Revolutions and Family History – to the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club joint Speakers Corner event on November 13.
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Join us at this month’s Speakers’ Corner, where guest speaker and novelist
Adam Williams will describe the historical events of China that have formed
the background of his trilogy of novels. From the Boxer Rebellion, through
the turbulent civil wars of the 1920s and the founding of the communist and
nationalist parties, to the Cold War and Mao’s China of the 1960s and 70s
ending with the Tiananmen Incident of 1989. He will also describe his own
family history in China and how this China heritage, dating back to the
1890s, inspired his stories.The talk, to be illustrated by more than 100 photographs and drawings dating
back to the early 1900s, will trace China’s path from a feudal empire to
the modern state it is today. At the same time Williams will show, through
the lives of his family, what it was like to live through those turbulent
times.
Event details
Date: Thursday, November 13
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: The Mix at Mesa & Manifesto, 748 Julu Lu (nr. Fumin Lu), T:6289 9108
Cost: Members RMB120/Non-member RMB150
F&B: Includes entry to the ‘Sundowner’ (2 drinks & canapés)
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