Shanghai International Literary Festival tickets go on sale
Starting in 2003, with a martini, a book and a dream, the Shanghai International Literary Festival has grown from a small-scale event to the leading English-language literary series in China.
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Kicking off on March 4 and running through March 19, the Shanghai International Literary Festival
Tickets are on sale through www.mypiao.com starting today, Thursday, February 24, and can find a list of the 85 writers/authors from 17 countries and their events here.
When you check out the schedule, be on the lookout for events with Leslie Chang (author of “Factory Girls,” a look inside the world of the young women working on assembly lines in a Chinese factory), China chronicler extraordinaire Peter Hessler (who had to cancel his appearance last year), award-winning novelist Amitav Ghosh and best selling novelist Emma Donoghue ("Room").
Big local names include Tess Johnston and Shanghai detective novelist Qiu Xiaolong, will also be hosting talks.
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Also, don’t put off getting tickets to the annual Financial Times Great Debate. Last year they didn’t last long. The topic this time around: Is the globalization of culture is a force for good?
Shanghai International Literary Festival, March 4-19, M on the Bund and the Glamour Bar, No. 5 on the Bund, near Guangdong Lu, 米氏西餐厅, 上海魅力酒吧, 上海外滩5号,近广东路, RMB 10 (student tickets), RMB 65 (lectures), RMB 188 (literary lunches), special pricing and ticket pick-up through +86 400 620 6006, more info online at: www.m-restaurantgroup.com
