Interview with Chinese author Bi Feiyu

The well-credited Chinese author Bi Feiyuh is visiting the Netherlands in May for a few days. On Wednesday 8 May at 19:30, he will be interviewed at Selexyz Kooyker about his work. The event is organized by the Confucius Institute and the Chinese training center at Leiden University.

Bi's novel Three Sisters is recently published in the Netherlands for its translated Dutch version. The novel was awarded in 2010 with the Man Asian Literary Prize. In his own country China, Bi Feiyu (1964)  is a widely known as a poet and novelist.

* More about Three sisters
Yumi, Yuxiu, and Yuyang are three of the seven daughters of a lecherous Communist Party secretary who spends more time bedding other men’s wives than he does working. Disgusted by her father’s affairs, eldest daughter Yumi plots her escape through marriage. Her romance with a young aviator ends after two of her sisters are raped, leading Yumi to seek out a marriage with a much older government official. She’s perturbed when her beautiful, seductive younger sister Yuxiu, her reputation ruined after her rape, follows her to her new home and ingratiates herself with the sullen daughter of Yumi’s husband, Guo Jiaxing. The rivalry between the two sisters comes to a head when Yuxiu and Guo’s adult son fall in love.

"A compelling story about domestic conflicts and love." - Man Asian Literary Prize

"A ruthless satirical pen." - Publishers Weekly

Time: Wednesday, May 8, 19:30

Location: Selexyz Kooyker (Breestraat 93, 2311 CK Leiden)

Admission free, please reserve:

t 071-3040130

klantenservice.kooyker @ selexyz.nl.