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Writing Shanghai, Writing China — A Tribute to Lynn Pan
Manage episode 469991322 series 2873499
In this episode we look at the life and work of Lynn Pan, one of the most imaginative of writers in English about modern China and particularly Shanghai, who died last year, and was commemorated at a special event at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival earlier this month. Her books, including In Search of Old Shanghai, The New Chinese Revolution, Sons of the Yellow Emperor, Shanghai Style and When True Love Came to China, were accessible, often witty, and always deeply researched. Duncan Hewitt discusses her legacy with Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking and Her Lotus Year, Frances Wood, SOAS Research Associate and former curator of Chinese collections at the British Library, and Michelle Garnaut, founder of the Shanghai Literary Festival. With a further contribution from Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at University of California, Irvine.
Photo of Lynn Pan by Robert Martin.
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The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the speakers and are not necessarily those of the SOAS China Institute.
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SOAS China Institute (SCI)
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Music credit: Sappheiros / CC BY 3.0
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1. Writing Shanghai, Writing China — A Tribute to Lynn Pan (00:00:00)
2. Marker 166 (00:02:47)
3. Marker 122 (00:04:53)
4. Marker 162 (00:05:08)
5. Marker 1 (00:05:19)
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7. Marker 2 (00:05:28)
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11. Marker 149 (00:05:46)
12. Marker 127 (00:05:46)
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167. Marker 123 (00:42:01)
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188 episodes
Manage episode 469991322 series 2873499
In this episode we look at the life and work of Lynn Pan, one of the most imaginative of writers in English about modern China and particularly Shanghai, who died last year, and was commemorated at a special event at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival earlier this month. Her books, including In Search of Old Shanghai, The New Chinese Revolution, Sons of the Yellow Emperor, Shanghai Style and When True Love Came to China, were accessible, often witty, and always deeply researched. Duncan Hewitt discusses her legacy with Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking and Her Lotus Year, Frances Wood, SOAS Research Associate and former curator of Chinese collections at the British Library, and Michelle Garnaut, founder of the Shanghai Literary Festival. With a further contribution from Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at University of California, Irvine.
Photo of Lynn Pan by Robert Martin.
________________________________________
The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the speakers and are not necessarily those of the SOAS China Institute.
________________________________________
SOAS China Institute (SCI)
________________________________________
Music credit: Sappheiros / CC BY 3.0
Chapters
1. Writing Shanghai, Writing China — A Tribute to Lynn Pan (00:00:00)
2. Marker 166 (00:02:47)
3. Marker 122 (00:04:53)
4. Marker 162 (00:05:08)
5. Marker 1 (00:05:19)
6. Marker 3 (00:05:28)
7. Marker 2 (00:05:28)
8. Marker 8 (00:05:31)
9. Marker 9 (00:05:31)
10. Marker 11 (00:05:40)
11. Marker 149 (00:05:46)
12. Marker 127 (00:05:46)
13. Marker 10 (00:06:00)
14. Marker 12 (00:06:07)
15. Marker 129 (00:06:10)
16. Marker 5 (00:06:23)
17. Marker 6 (00:06:25)
18. Marker 125 (00:06:32)
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166. Marker 121 (00:41:58)
167. Marker 123 (00:42:01)
168. Marker 165 (00:42:16)
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