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DKU Intercultural Book Club

The DKU Intercultural Book Club is hosted by Austin Woerner in partnership with the Duke Kunshan University Library.

Each session the Book Club will choose one book to read in both English and Chinese. Read in whichever language you prefer and come ready to discuss your reactions to the book with other readers who may have experienced it in the other language!

昆杜跨文化读书会是由 Austin Woerner (温侯廷)与昆山杜克大学图书馆携手主持的一个文学社团。

每个月我们会选一本有中英文版的书,大家可以选自己喜欢的版本(中文版或英文版)然后一起分享各自的阅读心得。

DKU Intercultural Book Club

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Wang Xiaobo, Wang in Love and Bondage

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王小波,《黄金时代》

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Acclaimed as one of the most important writers of twentieth-century China, the late Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997) is known for his frank, often antic treatment of sex and his gift for reveling in human absurdity and provoking laughter from horror. Comprised of three novellas, "The Golden Age," "East Palace, West Palace," and "2015," this book is the first English translation of his work.

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以文革时期为背景的系列作品构成的长篇。名叫“王二”的男主人公处于荒谬的环境,遭到各种不公正待遇,但却摆脱了传统文化人的悲愤心态,创造出一种反抗和超越的方式:既然不能证明自己无辜,便倾向于证明自己不无辜。于是他以性爱作为对抗外部世界的最后据点,将性爱表现得既放浪形骸又纯粹。

——豆瓣

Earlier Event: January 17
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
Later Event: November 20
Frank Herbert, Dune