Adam will be appearing on stage in conversation with Mara Moustafine, author of Secrets and Spies on Monday 16th March 2009 at 12.30pm.
Mara Moustafine was born in Harbin to a family of Russian Jews. Her book, Secrets and Spies: The Harbin Files tells the story of her family’s life over 50 turbulent years in China and her quest to uncover the fate of family members who fled the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in the 1930s, only to be caught in Stalin’s purges. She’s joined today by Adam Williams, whose equally fascinating family history in China informs his interest in Mara’s writing.
Adam also will be making the after dinner address at The Bookworm International Literary Festival Gala Dinner on Friday 13th March 2009 at 7.00pm
We cordially invite you to please join us for our very special International Literary Festival’s Gala Dinner, an intimate evening of cocktails, Italian haute cuisine, and the personal company of fifteen, internationally-recognized authors. Held in the elegant, newly-opened Ristorante Sadler of the Former American Legation Quarter, enjoy the conversation and personal insights of a festival author at your very own table and relish an evening of pure indulgence, delicious food and splendid company. Following the welcome reception guests will move into the comfortable ambience of the restaurant to dine on a specially prepared menu created by two-star Michelin Italian celebrity chef Claudio Sadler, himself an author of several cookery books. Hosted by Paul Eldon, Suggested dress-code: cocktail dress/lounge suit.
For more information please check the festival schedule on the Beijing Bookworm website.
Adam was joined by fellow writers Jasper Becker, Edward Gargan and Catherine Sampson in a discussion published by City Weekend – The Beijing International Literary Festival and Beijing’s Literary History
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