Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Monday 22 May
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
About
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s acclaimed body of work spans fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, taking readers on engrossing journeys through time. Unravelling the intricate layers of family dynamics and memory, her writing – including her latest novel Dust Child – offers poignant tributes to the culture and history of Việt Nam.
As part of the Wheeler Centre’s World of Words, join Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai for an intimate workshop exploring inheritance and cultural legacy. Inspired by objects that represent their family’s heritage or a memory, participants will be led through a series of exercises to develop pieces that evoke and expand upon personal legacies.
Supported by Đất Nước Library
World of Words
From South Korea to Mozambique, the UK to Vietnam, India to the USA – World of Words brings together some of the world's most exciting writers and thinkers as they share insights, ideas and inspiration from their internationally acclaimed careers.
Featuring
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Born and raised in Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of the international bestseller The Mountains Sing, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the 2021 International Book Awards, the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for Fiction. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in Vietnamese and English and has received some of the top literary prizes in Việt Nam. Her writing has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in major publications, including the New York Times. She has a PhD in creative writing from Lancaster University. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam and was named by Forbes Vietnam as one of twenty inspiring women of 2021. Dust Child, her second novel, has been named A Most Anticipated Book of the year by many media outlets including Sydney Morning Herald and is being translated into many languages.
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