Acclaimed British writer visit Ningbo
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 20 November 2012 09:23
Simon Van Booy, a well-received British writer visited Ningbo and talked with his Chinese readers face-to-face on Tuesday.
Simon Van Booy is a British author who lives in the United States. Born in Great Britain, he grew up in rural Wales, and has lived in Kentucky, Paris, Athens, New York, New Hampton. His short story collection Love Begins in Winter won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the world's richest short story prize.
Simon Van Booy is best known among Chinese readers for his two collections of short stories, The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter. Simon is especially good at describing love stories set in cities. His first full-length novel is due to be published in China imminently. Invited by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Consulate General in Shanghai, the 99 Reading Club, and Ningbo Fenglinwan Bookstore, Simon Van Booy came to Ningbo to meet with his Chinese readers face to face, sharing the living stories in his writing career.
