Chinese Whiskers
VIEW EVENT DETAILSChinese Whiskers is a modern fable and a window to the rhythm and texture of life in the hutongs of Beijing as seen through the eyes of two cats, Tofu and Soyabean. Interweaving real episodes in recent Chinese history, such as the SARS virus and tainted pet-food scandals, with a richly imagined world, this heartwarming story of cats and human beings will make you laugh and tear up, and think again about the battles that we all fight between the corruption of modern living and the ideals of traditional life.
Join award-winning journalist and author Pallavi Aiyar at a reading and presentation of her new book, Chinese Whiskers. Aiyar spent six years living in a hutong home in the heart of the old imperial city of Beijing. She reported from across China for the Hindu and Indian Express and taught English at the Beijing Broadcasting Institute. Her book Smoke and Mirrors: An Experience of China won the Vodafone-Crossword Popular Book Award for 2008.
Join award-winning journalist and author Pallavi Aiyar at a reading and presentation of her new book, Chinese Whiskers. Aiyar spent six years living in a hutong home in the heart of the old imperial city of Beijing. She reported from across China for the Hindu and Indian Express and taught English at the Beijing Broadcasting Institute. Her book Smoke and Mirrors: An Experience of China won the Vodafone-Crossword Popular Book Award for 2008.
Event Details
Sat 29 Jan 2011
Landmark Bookstore, Pheonix Mills, Mumbai Mumbai
For ticketing information, please contact Asia Society India Centre at 91 22 6610 0888.