An excerpt of He An (The Boat to Redemption)
Su Tong must have been born to write, says his friend Wang Gan, who waited seven years to edit his "best work" - The Boat to Redemption.
China's Su Tong, 46, won the prestigious Man Asian Literary Prize in Hong Kong yesterday, with his latest work, The Boat to Redemption, a realistic novel set during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).
If you are curious about the novel Courage only because it would be the first work of Chinese gay fiction you have read, know this - it is not that gay.Their relationship is explored as an unusually intimate friendship, a bit one-sided, with Gao seemingly more interested in Hao. The author does a good job in presenting Gao, who loves Hao unconditionally.
As part of its debut in China, American Ballet Theater (ABT) will perform Don Quixote at the National Center for the Performing Arts, today and tomorrow.
Beijing Googut Auction is offering a preview of its Autumn Auction lots at its new offices.
A modern drama adaptation of Gulliver's Travels by Irish writer Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) retains the satire by using current issues to explore the human condition.
The CW is going to medical school with "HMS," an ensemble drama from "Mystic Pizza" writer Amy Holden Jones.
Brought back from the brink of financial ruin by a philanthropist's $30 million gift, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles celebrates its turnaround this weekend with the most ambitious exhibition of its own iconic collection.
An exhibition, Friends, Partners and Brothers, has 182 photos of natural landscapes, people's lives, arts and culture, and the latest developments in Africa, as seen through the lens of nine renowned Chinese photographers.
Kang Muxiang, a veteran sculptor from Taiwan, is holding his first solo exhibition of wood sculptures on the mainland at Today Art Museum.
Germany's Meininiger Theater is celebrating the 250th birth anniversary of German playwright Friedrich Schiller with his masterpiece Intrigue and Love.