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Author and Former Rocket Factory Girl, Lijia Zhang, comes to Shanghai

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Lijia Zhang worked as a teenager in a factory producing missiles designed to reach North America,queuing every month to give evidence to the “period police” that she wasn’t pregnant. In the oppressive routine of guarded compound and political meetings, Zhang’s disillusionment with “The Glorious Cause” drove her to study English, which strengthened her intellectual independence – from bright, western style clothes to organizing the largest demonstration by Nanjing workers in support of Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989. By narrating the changes in her own life, Zhang chronicles the momentous shift in China’s economic policy: her factory, still an ICBM manufacturer, won the bid to cast a giant bronze Buddha as the country went crazy for profit.

Written in English, “Socialism Is Great!” is a testament to Zhang’ personal triumphs over the controlled existence that was supposed to be her destiny.

Today, Lijia is an established journalist based in Beijing. Her works have appeared in many international publications such as Far Eastern Economic Review, South China Morning Post, Japan Times, Washington Times, The Independent, The Observer and Newsweek. She is a regular speaker on the BBC and NPR.

Join us at Figaro Café, this coming Wednesday, the 11th, at 7pm, as we welcome Lijia Zhang to Shanghai for an informal discussion about her life, her experiences and her latest novel.

Copies of her new book, "Socialism is Great!" will be made available during the talk.

Contributed by ros

6 months ago