Book Launch and Lecture: Peach Blossom Fan
Thursday, September 24, 2015
6:30 – 8PM
6:30 – 8PM
China Institute is joining with New York Review Books to celebrate the publication of Chen Shih-hsiang and Harold Acton’s lively translation of K’ung Shang-jen’s The Peach Blossom Fan. In his first lecture at China Institute’s new downtown home, Senior Lecturer Ben Wang will speak about this masterpiece of Chinese literature, a vast dramatic composition that combines the range and depth of a great novel with the swift intensity of film.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 ~ 6:30 – 8:00 PM$10 for members / $15 for non-members
For questions or to register by phone, please contact Aaron Nicholson 212-744-8181, ext. 138 or by email at anicholson@chinainstitute.org.