"Pearl of China" - A book talk with Anchee Min, Saturday, April 10, 2:30-4pm

Anchee Min will talk about and read from her latest novel Pearl of China (after bestselling Red Azalea and Empress Orchid). Pearl of China tells the story of famed author Pearl S. Buck, a writer Min herself was forced to denounce during the Cultural Revolution. The book focuses on the intertwined fates of Pearl S. Buck and her childhood friend Willow during one of the most tumultuous periods of Chinese history.

This program is part of the Bay Area-wide Shanghai Celebration. Click here for more events related to the Shanghai Celebration and mark your calendar for docent talk and slide show about the Shanghai exhibition at the Asian Art Museum at Chinatown Branch on May 22nd!