Lectures
The Power of Novel: Talk from the Contemporary Era
Lecturer:  Li Shixue (researcher of Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica) and Chen Sihe (head of Fudan University Library)
MC:  Gu Wenhao (book reviewer)
Time:  June 20, 2014 (Friday) 6:30 p.m.
Place: Go through the west gate (on Gaoan Road) of Shanghai Library to 2F Lecture Hall
Lecture code:140610
 

Quote from the lecture:
From Márquez to Mo Yan, from Everlasting Regret to Urban Gang, from the magic world of martial arts to basic human instincts, contemporary novels are prospering. Guided by the two lecturers, you will see the infinite tensions of contemporary Chinese and Western novels that are wonderfully compared.

About the lecturers:
　　 Li Shixue, PH.D in comparative literature of Chicago University, and researcher of Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, with works of On Bai Xianyong, Misguided into Peach Blossom Source: On Chinese and Western Literature, On English Etymology, and A History of Western Literature (co-written with others).
      Chen Sihe, head of Fudan University Library, professor and doctoral advisor of Department of Chinese Studies of Fudan University, and vice chairman of Shanghai Writers’ Association; engaged in research and teaching in modern and contemporary Chinese literature and comparative literature.

How to Attend the Lecture
Online Booking: please register and log onto http://www.library.sh.cn/jiang for booking， beginning on December 5, 2013.
Please register 30 minute in advance at the entrance of the Multifunctional Hall after a successful booking.

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