Adam Williams http://www.adam-williams.net Writer, speaker, novelist - Author of The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure, The Emperor's Bones and The Dragon's Tail Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en The Dragon’s Tail reviewed by the Times Books Group http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/23/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-by-the-times-books-group/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/23/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-by-the-times-books-group/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:37:31 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=131

Have you enjoyed the Olympics? Did you find yourself wondering just how much you really know about China? If your interest was piqued at all then The Dragon’s Tail is required reading.

Read Full Review by Alyson Rudd: The Dragon’s Tail by Adam Williams

This article appeared in the Times Online on Saturday August 23 2008 in the Books Group section.

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/23/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-by-the-times-books-group/feed/ The Dragon’s Tail reviewed in The Guardian http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-in-the-guardian/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-in-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:13:48 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=127

Meticulously recreating the past, Williams’s exploration of the effect of the cultural revolution on the Chinese psyche is gripping stuff.

Read Full Review: The Dragon’s Tail by Adam Williams

This article appeared in the Guardian on Saturday August 09 2008 on p13 of the Features & reviews section.

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-reviewed-in-the-guardian/feed/ The Dragon’s Tail available in paperback in the UK http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-available-in-paperback-in-the-uk/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-available-in-paperback-in-the-uk/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:03:08 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=122 The Dragon’s Tail has been published in paperback in the UK by Hodder Paperbacks.

Buy ‘The Dragon’s Tail’ from Amazon.co.uk

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/08/15/the-dragons-tail-available-in-paperback-in-the-uk/feed/ Book talk in Force - Le Marche - Italy on 2 August 2008 http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/07/28/book-talk-in-force-le-marche-italy-on-2-august-2008/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/07/28/book-talk-in-force-le-marche-italy-on-2-august-2008/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:26:25 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=111 Adam Williams will be discussing Il Fiume Scorre Verso Oriente (The Emperor’s Bones) at the Copper Museum in the delightful village of Force in Le Marche, Italy on 2 August 2008 at 5.30 pm.

Commune Force
Sabato 2 Agosto 2008
Ore 17.30
Presso il Museo del Rame
Presentazione del libro Il Fiume Scorre Verso Oriente
Di Adam Williams

L’Autore sara lieto approfondire col pubblico gli aegomenti trattati nel libro

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/07/28/book-talk-in-force-le-marche-italy-on-2-august-2008/feed/ Forthcoming talk by Adam Williams on Thursday 29 May, 2008 http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/18/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-thursday-29-may-2008/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/18/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-thursday-29-may-2008/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 17:16:35 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=110 China Revolutions and My Family History - Illustrated Lecture

Thursday 29 May

Embassy of Iraq, Beijing

Membership desk open 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm lecture

Coordinator: Renata Greplova, 135 5277 7692 (No Reservations Necessary)

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The Beijing International Society is delighted to welcome back writer, speaker, businessman and novelist Adam Williams, the author of three acclaimed historical novels: The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure, The Emperor’s Bones and The Dragon’s Tail. His novels weave together historical fact and family history.

Williams, who has spent twenty years as a businessman and a banker in Beijing, is the fourth generation of his family to be living and working in China. In his presentation, which will be illustrated by more than 100 contemporary photographs and illustrations, he will talk about China’s history that provided the factual background of his trilogy, as well as his family’s own experience in China over more than 100 turbulent years and how that influenced his writing. He will also read an extract from his latest novel, The Dragon’s Tail (published by Hodder and Stoughton, 2007), which covers the period from the Cold War through the Cultural Revolution to a denouement in Tienanmen Square.

Signed copies of The Dragon’s Tail will be available.

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/18/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-thursday-29-may-2008/feed/ Three Shadows Sichuan Earthquake Benefit http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/17/three-shadows-sichuan-earthquake-benefit/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/17/three-shadows-sichuan-earthquake-benefit/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 10:30:26 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=109 Adam will be signing copies of his three novels at Three Shadows on Sunday 25th May 3pm to 6 pm to raise money for the Sichuan earthquake. Full details of the Three Shadows Sichuan Earthquake Benefit below:

Three Shadows

On May 12th 2008, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province. With over 10,000 victims, the scope and scale of this tragedy has shocked people all over the world. In response, Three Shadows is bringing together friends and family for a united effort benefiting the earthquake victims. A fundraiser, including charity sale and silent auction, will take place in Three Shadows’ fourth exhibition hall, concluding with a special benefit event on Sunday, May 25th. In addition to a donation box for collections, Three Shadows has called upon its widespread network of artists and creative individuals for artwork, signed publications, and special classes to donate to the charity sale and silent auction. All profits from the event will be given to the China Red Cross for earthquake disaster relief.

When one person is in trouble, many people can help. Three Shadows hopes you’ll get involved!

The Three Shadows Fundraiser is accepting donations for the charity sale and silent auction immediately. Any items - artworks, books, gift certificates, etc. - are welcome. Beginning on May 16th, Three Shadows will exhibit the donated items in the exhibition hall. Items will be collected through May 25th, the day of the Sichuan Earthquake Benefit. Please contact Three Shadows to coordinate donations.

The following artists have generously donated works:

  • RongRong & inri
  • Adou (Sichuan native)
  • Xiong Wenyun (Sichuan native, donating a 1999 photograph from Wenchuan county, the earthquake epicenter)
  • Zhao Liang
  • Qiu
  • Huang Lei
  • Gao Bo (Sichuan native)
  • He Yunchang
  • He An
  • Mo Yi
  • Jiang Zhi
  • Yu Bogong
  • Alberto Garcia-Alix

In addition, other items already donated include:

  • Signed books by writers Hong Yin (Sichuan native) and Adam Williams
  • Three-day tour of Pingyao by Wild China journeys
  • A One-on-One Darkroom Tutorial with photographers Chip Rountree and Liu Yuan (English or Chinese)

Special Exhibit: May 16-25th, 10am-6pm (closed Mondays)

Sichuan Earthquake Benefit: Sunday, May 25th, 3-6pm

For more information:

Chen Yin (Chinese): 64319063 ext 8019

Stephanie Tung (English): 64319063 ext 8004

Or visit our blog: http://3shadows.blogbus.com/

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/17/three-shadows-sichuan-earthquake-benefit/feed/ Adam Williams’ Summer Reading http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/05/adam-williams-summer-reading/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/05/adam-williams-summer-reading/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 09:11:43 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=108 In Italy this summer I will have with me a bagful of homework for my new novel on mediaeval Spain, including such exotica as the Penguin The Poem of the Cid, books on alchemy and astrology, Ibn Hazm’s The Ring of the Dove, other collections of Arab and Hebrew poetry, and the newly published God’s Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe 570-1215 by David Devering Lewis - but there will still be a little space at the bottom of the bag for more self indulgent reading. I have purchased Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War 1944-45 by James Holland (the fighting that took place near where I live still haunts people’s memories so it will be good to know the historical background); The Bloody White Baron by James Palmer about the mad Russian, Ungern Von Sternberg, and his mayhem in Mongolia in the 1920s; The Roads to Modernity by Gertrude Himmelfarb about the 18th Century Enlightenment; Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut (his posthumous essays); and, to keep my toe in China, Return to Dragon Mountain by Jonathan Spence, the memoirs of a Ming Dynasty scholar who sees his world destroyed when China is conquered by the Manchus.

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/05/05/adam-williams-summer-reading/feed/ Forthcoming talk by Adam Williams on Monday 28 April, 2008 http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/04/25/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-monday-28-april-2008/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/04/25/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-monday-28-april-2008/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:08:03 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/?p=107 Adam will be giving a talk on China’s Revolutions and Family History at the Ladies Recreation Club Library in Hong Kong on Monday 28th April 2008 at 6.30pm - 8.00pm

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/04/25/forthcoming-talk-by-adam-williams-on-monday-28-april-2008/feed/ ‘Beijing Portrait of a City’ out now! http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/beijing-portrait-of-a-city-out-now/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/beijing-portrait-of-a-city-out-now/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:47:07 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/beijing-portrait-of-a-city-out-now/ Beijing Portrait of a CityThe Bookworm anthology  in which Adam has contributed a short story The Camels of Khanbalik is now available on line from Blacksmith Books.

]]> http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/beijing-portrait-of-a-city-out-now/feed/ Interview with Adam Williams in the ‘China Daily’ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/interview-with-adam-williams-in-the-china-daily/ http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/interview-with-adam-williams-in-the-china-daily/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:37:08 +0000 Adam http://www.adam-williams.net/2008/03/11/interview-with-adam-williams-in-the-china-daily/ China DailyAdam is interviewed by Zhu Yuan in today’s China Daily (China’s main English language newspaper).

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Read interview on line.

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