Su Tong

Su Tong’s works, which include“Rice” (2004) and “My Life as Emperor” (2006), a dozen novellas, and more than 120 short stories, have earned him a place at the centre of China's literary scene. His best-known work abroad is the novella“Wives and Concubines” which was made into the film “Raise the Red Lantern”.  The film garnered an Oscar (1991), and won a Bafta in 1993. His novel “Binu – The Myth Of Meng Jiang Nu,” (2006), the tale of a girl whose tears collapsed the Great Wall, sold more than 100,000 copies in China within a month of publication and has since been sold into 15 countries. Su’s novel, “Boat to Redemption”, won the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.Inspiration, memory and childhood, Saturday, March 13, 5pm.