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20 reasons to visit Shanghai in 2012
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20 reasons to visit Shanghai in 2012

China’s mega metropolis will enter its luckiest lunar year, host numerous exciting events and refresh the futuristic skyline
Leslie T. Chang: ‘Learn to make your identity work for you’
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Leslie T. Chang: ‘Learn to make your identity work for you’

The author of ‘Factory Girls’ talks factories, Foxconn, Amy Chua and aspiration ahead of her reading at the Shanghai International Literary Festival
The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra
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The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra

The Indian-born, American author is one of the stand-outs at this year’s Shanghai International Literary Festival
Shanghai St. Paddy's Day: Time to get Shanghai-rish!
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Shanghai St. Paddy's Day: Time to get Shanghai-rish!

There won’t be a march down Nanjing Dong Lu, but Shanghai’s still getting into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit, with gallons of green beer for all
The best of the 2011 Shanghai International Literary Festival
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The best of the 2011 Shanghai International Literary Festival

This year's Shanghai International Literary Festival starts Friday, March 4 and boasts over 85 authors in 16 days. Here are the picks of the line-up
Shanghai International Literary Festival tickets go on sale
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Shanghai International Literary Festival tickets go on sale

Passes for the city’s largest English-language literary event are available to buy now
Chimerica: American author Peter Hessler on China vs. US life
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Chimerica: American author Peter Hessler on China vs. US life

Peter Hessler talks about changing China, the growth of religion and considers who’s happier, Chinese or Americans
M's literary resident Tash Aw on the spread of English novels in Asia
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M's literary resident Tash Aw on the spread of English novels in Asia

As the Shanghai International Literary Festival winds down we talk to China's first M Literary Resident Tash Aw about life as an English language writer in China
Shanghai's most literary locales
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Shanghai's most literary locales

With the Shanghai International Literary Festival in full swing, we pick out the Shanghai locations that have inspired authors
Andrew Field: Sex, spies and female suppression in Shanghai's old club scene
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Andrew Field: Sex, spies and female suppression in Shanghai's old club scene

One the most anticipated speakers of the 2010 Shanghai International Literary Festival, Andrew Field talks about his debut book “Shanghai’s Dancing World: Cabaret Culture and Urban Politics, 1919-1954”
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