Wrote stories set during China’s Cultural Revolution

On Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m., author Xujun Eberlein will visit Beebe Library to discuss her new collection of short stories “Apologies Forthcoming.”
Ms. Eberlein is a Chinese immigrant who holds a Ph.D from MIT, but after 9/11 gave up her position in high tech to write. “Apologies Forthcoming” is set in China during and after the Cultural Revolution. Four decades ago, China was embroiled in the Cultural Revolution, a period that turned the country on end and defined the generation of Chinese now coming to power. This collection of stories, departing from the usual “victim literature,” provides an apolitical and humanistic view into life during and after that time.

Ms. Eberlein is the winner of the 2007 Tartt Fiction Award and the recipient of the 2008 Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Non-fiction from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her blog, Inside-Out China, enjoys a global audience.

Thursday evening’s event is free and open to the public. Advance sign-up is not required. Ms. Eberlein’s appearance is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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