Member Event | LIJIA ZHANG DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES

Lijia Zhang is a rocket factory worker turned freelance journalist, social commentator and author of the newly released novel ‘Lotus’. A regular guest on BBC, CNN and NPR, Lijia’s writing also appears in The Guardian, New York Times and Newsweek.
Join us to hear Lijia share her first novel. Inspired by the secret life of the author’s grandmother, ‘Lotus’ follows a young woman torn between traditions and modern desires.

“Lotus is a wonderfully readable and perceptive novel about an aspect of China that remains largely invisible to the outside world.” —Amitav Ghosh, bestselling author

Tuesday, March 14
6:00-7:30pm | WAB Founders’ Theatre
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