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Mar 11, 2010

2009 SILF Podcast: Liu Hong on What English Means to Me

Writing in a language that is not your mother tongue opens up different worlds. Liu Hong, the author of four novels and the first mainland Chinese author in the UK to write in English, talks about the importance of writing in English for her – how she was drawn to it for its exoticism and musicality.

Click the play button above to listen or click here to download.

Posted Apr 9th 2009 5:38p.m. by Lee Mack
filed under Shanghai International Literary Fest (SILF)

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