MAY IN AMERICA: BOOK TALK WITH AUTHOR ANNIE WANG
SEPTEMBER 30, THURSDAY 6PM
EASTWIND BOOKS OF BERKELEY
SEPTEMBER 30, THURSDAY 6PM
EASTWIND BOOKS OF BERKELEY
"May in America" is the newest novel from acclaimed Chinese-American author, Annie Wang. May, one of the new generations of Chinese rich kids, has outgrown Beijing and has come to California for an exciting life. She meets two American men: a Jewish-American Harvard-educated professor named Leaf; and Mentor, a Silicon Valley self-made billionaire. As her relationships with Leaf and Mentor progress, May's past traumas in patriarchal China are revealed, while her cultural naivete leads to divergent interpretations of trust, personal boundaries, respect, fetishism, and sexual deviancy. May's life descends into a mad triangle of deception. Desperate, hurting, disconnected and suffering from the feeling of being emotionally dead and alone, May must find the strength to survive. "May in America" reveals the universally evocative themes of love and lust, darkness and light, innocence and cynicism, individuality and co-dependence, and, ultimately, loss and redemption.
Once dubbed "The Bad Girl of Beijing," Annie Wang's previous books include "Lili" (2002) and "The People's Republic of Desire" (2006), both of which were critically acclaimed and were called China's version of "Sex and the City."
Annie Wang represented the leading edge of contemporary China's avant-garde young writers in the 1990s. Her works continue to probe the fringes of erotic and alt.sex fiction in Chinese literature. Her writing frequently tackles issues of gender and sexual identity, psychological and physical dysfunction, and traditional Chinese attitudes at the intersection of Western sensuality, sexuality, time, and place.
A child prodigy, Annie Wang was one of the leading young Chinese writers of the 1980s. She grew up in Beijing where she had a strong following among Chinese youth before moving to the United States in 1993. It was at the University of California, Berkeley, where she honed her writing skills and won the Berkeley poetry contest in 1996.
Once dubbed "The Bad Girl of Beijing," Annie Wang's previous books include "Lili" (2002) and "The People's Republic of Desire" (2006), both of which were critically acclaimed and were called China's version of "Sex and the City."
Annie Wang represented the leading edge of contemporary China's avant-garde young writers in the 1990s. Her works continue to probe the fringes of erotic and alt.sex fiction in Chinese literature. Her writing frequently tackles issues of gender and sexual identity, psychological and physical dysfunction, and traditional Chinese attitudes at the intersection of Western sensuality, sexuality, time, and place.
A child prodigy, Annie Wang was one of the leading young Chinese writers of the 1980s. She grew up in Beijing where she had a strong following among Chinese youth before moving to the United States in 1993. It was at the University of California, Berkeley, where she honed her writing skills and won the Berkeley poetry contest in 1996.