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Hong Kong: Free Event: Jung Chang in Person:

The legendary Jung Chang is one of the featured authors at the 13th edition of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Come meet Chinese dissident Ma Jian, controversial author Guo Xiaolu and other international and local authors Festival dates are 1 to 10 Nov. Visit www.festival.org.hk for more information.

Hong Kong: Tan Twan Eng and the Garden of Mists:

He's been nominated not once, but twice, for the Man Booker Prize. The Hong Kong International Literary Festival invites you to an exclusive event with 2012 Man Booker Prize shortlisted author, Tan Twan Eng. Tan Twan Eng and the Garden of Memory His brilliant second novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, was shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize. Set in Malaysia, it is a suspenseful mystery, a meditation on memory and loss, and a study of individuals caught up in a turbulent and violent history. Tan Twan Eng talks to Douglas Kerr about The Garden of Evening Mists and his first novel, The Gift of Rain. Date: Thursday, 6 December Time: 7.30pm Venue: Zhejiang Heen, 2/F, Kiu Fu Commercial Building, 300-306 Lockhart Road Price: HK$680/HK$620 for Friends of the Festival (includes dinner and free flow of wine) Note: This is a fundraising event and the money raised will go towards subsidies for local schools to attend our upcoming Young Readers Festival in March 2013. Limited seats are available, so do book early to avoid disappointment. About The Author Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang, but lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. He studied law at the University of London, and later worked as an advocate and solicitor in one of Kuala Lumpur's most reputable law firms. His first novel The Gift of Rain was published in 2007 and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He worked as an intellectual property lawyer before dedicating himself full time to writing. He has a first-dan ranking in aikido. To Book 1. Email events@festival.org.hk. 2. Send a cheque, payable to "Hong Kong International Literary Festival Limited" and mail to 201, Kai Tak Commercial Building, 66-72 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong. 3. If payment is not received within 5 working days of your booking, the seat(s) will be released. 4. Tickets are also available at selected Dymocks stores (IFC, Lyndhurst Terrace, Harbour Centre and Hopewell Centre) from Friday, 16 November onwards. For enquiries, call 28650421.

Hong Kong: Upcoming Events: Joyce-athon, A 10-hours reading marathon:

Joyce-athon A ten-hour reading marathon to celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses on Bloomsday HONG KONG – The Hong Kong International Literary Festival is organising a 10-hour reading session of readings from James Joyce’s Ulysses. As well as readings, there will be Joyce music, Joyce chat and Irish whiskey. The one-day only event will take place on 16 June 2012. The date is significant as the events of Ulysses take place in Dublin on this very day, in 1904. The Festival hopes to raise funds from the event. One of the sponsors of the event is Pernod Ricard, who has sponsored Jameson Irish Whiskey, an important element in making the event a truly Irish celebration. Date: Saturday, 16 June 2012 Time: 12noon to 10pm Venue: Culture Club, G/F, 15 Elgin Street, SoHo To take part, readers will each read a section of the book for up to 20 minutes. Sponsored readers need to raise HK$2,000. For non-readers, a small admission fee of HK$50 will be charged. Taking Part To take part, either as a reader of a listener, email events@festival.org.hk or call 28779770. About James Joyce He is the author of Ulysses, a classic which has been called the greatest literary masterpiece of the 20th century. He is known for his works like Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Finnegans Wake. Exiled from Ireland, he continued to return to his homeland in his stories and novels – with characters who experience epiphanies, universal truths, and Ulysses-inspired journeys. About Bloomsday and Ulysses Ulysses is the record of a single day in the life of Leopold Bloom. The day, 16 June, 1904, is significant to Joyce because it was the day when he first met Nora Barnacle, who was to become his wife. Bloomsday is a celebration of the life of James Joyce. It takes place every year on 16 June, the date (in 1904) during which the events of his novel Ulysses are relived. For Press Enquiries, please contact: - The Festival Office at 29779797 or - The Festival’s Press Officer Kate McDonald Tel: 96491616/Email: media@festival.org.hk

Hong Kong: Upcoming Events: Jonathan Fenby in Hong Kong:

Jonathan Fenby in Hong Kong On the anniversary of June Fourth, long-time China watcher, journalist and author Jonathan Fenby will speak at events by the Hong Kong International Literary Festival Power Breakfast with Jonathan Fenby What factors are going to shape China as it seeks to rebalance its economy and maintain high growth on its path to overtake the United States? How has the cause of reform been advanced by the Bo Xilai affair? Is China still a good place to invest as its economy evolves and how will its global economic relations evolve? Join Jonathan Fenby, a co-founder of the Trusted Sources research service and author of the latest book Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today for a power breakfast and talk. Date: Monday, 4 June 2012 Time: 8 to 10am (Registration from 8am. Breakfast starts at 8.15am followed by talk at 8.45am) Venue: Club Lusitano, 27/F, 16 Ice House Street, Central Price: HK$400 per pax including breakfast (HK$360 for Friends of the Festival) Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today Long-time China watcher and author Jonathan Fenby discusses the many themes - socio-political, economic, environmental and demographic - covered in his new book Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today. On the anniversary of June Fourth, join him and discover China as seen through the eyes of an experienced observer, from head to tail. Date: Monday, 4 June 2012 Time: 7.00 to 8.30pm (Registration from 7pm, followed by talk at 7.30pm) Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 1/F, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai Price: HK$200 (HK$170 for Friends of the Festival) About Jonathan Fenby Jonathan Fenby is a writer, journalist and analyst. He has edited The South China Morning Post from 1995 to 1999 as well as The Observer and Reuters World Service. He was also a senior correspondent for The Economist and has contributed to a wide range of publications and broadcasting stations. A co-founder of the emerging markets research firm Trusted Sources, he has a wealth of experience as a writer and commentator on Chinese political, economic and social affairs. His twelve books – six on China - include The Penguin History of Modern China (picked as a book of the year by The Economist and Financial Times), Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the China He Lost and the acclaimed On The Brink: The Trouble with France. His most recent is Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today (2012). Ticketing Tickets are available from the Festival. Email events@festival.org.hk or call 28779770. Tickets are also available from Dymocks stores Tel:28650421 For Press Enquiries, please contact: - The Festival Office at 29779797 or - The Festival’s Press Officer Kate McDonald Tel: 96491616/Email: media@festival.org.hk

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