Penguin Literary Lunch in Shanghai: Brook Larmer on 1984 by George Orwell

The Penguin Classics lunches series is running on into the new year. First up this Friday at M on the Bund:

Brook Larmer, author of Operation Yao Ming, talks about his favourite Penguin classic: 1984 by George Orwell. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party.  Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party.  In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.

About the Author: Brook Larmer was the Newsweek bureau chief in Buenos Aires, Miami, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. As a freelance journalist, he has written for numerous publications including National Geographic and New York Times Magazine, he is now based in Beijing. Operation Yao Ming is the riveting story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the Chinese sports machine that created him and the East-West struggle over China’s most famous son.

Friday, January 21, 12pm

RMB 188, includes a three-course lunch, coffee and tea
人民币188元/位, 包含3道菜午餐及咖啡或茶

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