Join us for an exclusive event organised by Sinoist Books, the Chinese Literature Reader's Club UK, and People's Literature Publishing House, featuring Wang Yuewen and Vivian Ni as they discuss Home Village—a powerful novel that examines the impact of the momentous events of the 20th century on a small rural community in China. Through the lens of families torn between tradition and modernity, war and peace, the novel offers a poignant reflection on loss, change, and resilience in a nation undergoing profound transformation.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Home Village portrays a rural Chinese village navigating the precarious waters of the early 20th century. Centred around the Chen and Zhu clans and spanning multiple generations, the story unfolds amid the turmoil of the Chinese Civil War and Japanese occupation, spotlighting the idiosyncrasies of rural life and its struggle to hold on to customs.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Wang Yuewen (b. 1962) is a prolific writer and a member of the China Writers Association. He has published numerous novels, short stories, and essays, including Home Village, National Portrait, Yellow Ochre and The Prime Minister of the Great Qing. He has received several literary awards, including the Lu Xun Literary Prize and the Wu Cheng'en Novel Prize.
Vivian Ni, Born in Zhejiang, China, spent her past two decades working in Seoul, Shanghai and London. She was the manager of Guanghwa Bookshop, the leading Chinese Bookshop in London. Always seeing herself as a “bridge” between the East and the West, Vivian is an active promoter of Chinese writing and culture to the British public.
ABOUT THE ORGANISERS
Sinoist Books is an Arts Council England Funded West Sussex-based independent press that publishes only the best in translated Chinese literature and contemporary fiction.
