Meridian’s Book Launch & Talk on Lao She in London by Dr Anne Witchard 17th April

An event organised by the Meridian Society in London coming up on Wednesday, 17 April, a talk by Anne Witchard on the famous Chinese novelist and playwright, Lao She, particularly focusing on his years on London and her book (in the Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai’s China Monographs series) Lao She in London.

The talk is at SOAS is preceded by a book launch at the famous bookshop, Arthur Probsthain’s at 41 Great Russell Street), from 5.30 – 6 pm.

Date: Wednesday, 17th April
Book Launch: 5.30pm-6pm, Arthur Probsthain Bookshop
Talk: 6.30pm-8pm, Room B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Univeristy of London, Russell Square

Lao She is revered as one of China’s great modern writers. His life and work have been the subject of volumes of critique, analysis and study. However, the four years the young aspiring writer spent in London between 1924 and 1929 have largely been overlooked. Anne Witchard, a specialist in the modernist milieu of London between the wars, reveals Lao She’s encounter with British high modernism and literature from Dickens to Conrad to Joyce.

Free entry for Meridian, SACU and SOAS CSSA members
£5 entry to talk for non-members
To book a place, please reply your name and membership status to us.
Our Email: themeridiansociety@gmail.com