Xiao Hai: Adrift in the South

Xiao Hai, Anthony Tao

Venue NW 29 Aug
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China's migrant workers’ literature movement has seen a boom in recent years, with fascinating autobiographical works produced by writers involved in the nation’s gig and service economy. Xiao Hai’s Adrift in the South is a landmark memoir in this movement, offering a first-hand account of a decade spent moving between cities and factory jobs. Today, the essayist and poet provides a rare perspective on survival, dignity, and the human cost of the country's economic rise. Chaired by Anthony Tao.

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