Lisa See's Dreams of Joy June 23, 2011

New York Time's best-selling author Lisa See celebrates the release of her new novel Dreams of Joy with a cocktail party fundraiser and reading for the Asian American Writers' Workshop. The novel tells the story of Joy, a young girl who runs away from Los Angeles to search for her her father in the People's Republic of China in the midst of the Great Leap Forward, Mao's attempt to industrialize the countrysides from 1958 to 1961, leading to widespread famines and as many as 45 million fatalities. This multi-dimensional family narrative allows "ample opportunity to explore the People's Republic from an unlikely perspective," as Joy ventures through Shanghai streets and the famine-stricken countryside of agrarian China (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A sequel of sorts to See's Shanghai Girls, Dreams of Joy provides a shattering, atmospheric journey through one of the most devastating eras in 20th Century Chinese history.
Please join us for a cocktail party celebrating See's new book and a reading followed by a moderated discussion with Workshop Executive Director Ken Chen. We'll also screen of the trailer for the film adaptation of See’s critically-acclaimed international bestseller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
This event is co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
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open to the public

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