胡泳 | Literary, not literal
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/766030.shtml Literary, not literal Global Times | 2013-3-5 20:43:01 By Hannah Leung When thinking of literary festivals, images of star-struck fans, sold-out performances, acoustic sets and comedy shows may not immediately register. But this year's Bookworm Literary Festival (BLF), running from March 8 to 22, promises to be anything but perfunctory, bringing an impressive and international mix of collaborations to the capital. The 2013 opening party for the BLF will kick off Friday at 7 pm at the Bookworm, featuring author Lionel Shriver – the name behind Orange Prize-winner We Need to Talk About Kevin and more recently The New Republic, followed by a performance by American indie-folk-pop musician Joe Gil. Since its beginnings in 2007, the nationwide festival has tweaked and added more to the mix; this year welcomes 80 authors from 18 countries. What's new Chen Mengfei, program assistant and media liaison of the BLF, says the big change in this year's festival is the larger Chinese program. The festival on wheels will hit Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Suzhou, Ningbo, Chengdu and Chongqing, featuring readings, performance poetry, panels and discussions for Chinese audiences, all for free. “The BLF is an English language festival … but a lot of what we do is about engagement, introducing foreign authors to Chinese audiences, and vice versa. Interesting things happen when you have the Chinese and international mix,” said Kadi Hughes, director of BLF. Hughes added that one of the main focuses of the BLF was partnering with interesting people to ensure it reached broad demographic across age and nationality.
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