Talk of the Stacks: Anchee Min April 29, 2010

Born in Shanghai, Anchee Min grew up during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. As a teenager she was sent to a labor collective where a talent scout for ‘Madame Mao’ recruited her to work in propaganda films as an actress. In 1984 at the age of twenty-seven, she moved to the United States and learned to speak English. In 1992, Min published her first book Red Azalea, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and translated into thirty-two languages. Author of five other best-selling books (including Becoming Madame Mao and Empress Orchid), Anchee’s newest work, Pearl of China is the powerful story of the friendship of a lifetime, based on the life of Pearl S. Buck.

Talk of the Stacks is a reading series exploring contemporary literature and culture held at the Central Library in downtown Minneapolis (Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall). Talk of the Stacks is free with open seating. Programs begin at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM.
Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank.
Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Secrets of the City and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

Official Website: http://www.supporthclib.org/events-talk.html