{"id":2035,"date":"2019-11-27T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T20:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/minneapolisstpaul\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2024-11-16#038;p=395"},"modified":"2024-10-31T19:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:24:09","slug":"115-pm-saturday-book-club-2024-11-16","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/minneapolisstpaul\/event\/115-pm-saturday-book-club-2024-11-16\/","title":{"rendered":"1:15 PM &#8211; Saturday &#8211; Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What:<\/strong> Beijing Comrades<br \/>\n<strong>By:<\/strong> Bei Tang<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Quatrefoil Library<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> Nov 16th at 1:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>Contact Rick for details or to subscribe to book club notices <a href=\"mailto:info@primetimersmsp.com\">by email here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Book Review:<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 10\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The first gay novel from mainland China: a tale of capitalism, love, power, and secrecy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 7\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Beijing Comrades is the story of a torrid love affair set against the sociopolitical unrest of late-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>eighties China. Due to its depiction of gay sexuality and its critique of the totalitarian government, it was originally published anonymously on an underground gay website within mainland China. This riveting and heartbreaking novel, circulated throughout China in 1998, quickly developed a cult following, and remains a central work of queer literature from the People&#8217;s Republic of China. This is the first English-language translation of Beijing Comrades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 7\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Bei Tong is the anonymous author of Beijing Comrades. The author&#8217;s real-world identity has been a subject of ongoing debate since the novel was first published.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What: Beijing Comrades By: Bei Tang Where: Quatrefoil Library When: Nov 16th at 1:15 PM Contact Rick for details or to subscribe to book club notices by email here. 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