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11-1-2009

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November 1, 2009 in The China Beat http://www.thechinabeat.org/

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Copyright November 1, 2009. Used by permission.

Abstract

Last Thursday, Lijia Zhang gave a talk at the University of California, Irvine campus to a packed room. In addition to discussing her book, Socialism is Great!, Zhang also discussed her experiences as a writer in China.

Currently in residence as a fellow at the University of Iowa’s International Writer’s Program (for Iowa Citians, Zhang will be giving a reading at Prairie Lights todayat 4 p.m.), Zhang has also been hosting a talk show in China. Click here to see her interview with the Australian ambassador to China, Dr. Geoff Raby; you can find more videos at Blue Ocean Network’s website (including this one featuring Jeremy Goldkorn and Michael Anti, hosted by David Moser, who has written several piecesfor CB).

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