The Mercenary Mandarin: A Biography of William Mesny
2016年3月26日 星期六 14:00 至 15:30 iQiyi South Sanlitun Road, just north of The Bookworm (Courtyard #4), Chaoyang District, Beijing Phone: (10) 6500 8180/60 爱奇艺咖啡 北京市朝阳区三里屯南路(近中宇大厦,老书虫隔壁) 电话:(10) 6500 8180/60 Note: Only a limited quantity of tickets are available online. If they run out here, it does not necessarily mean the event is sold out. You can email info@chinabookworm.com or call (10) 6503 2050 for more information. You can also buy tickets in person at The Bookworm.
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2016年3月26日 星期六 14:00 至 15:30
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Featuring: David Leffman, moderated by Oscar Holland
Location: iQiyi
Event Code: IQ26A
William Mesny (1842–1919) was born in Jersey, ran off to sea as a deckhand at the age of 12, and finally wound up in Shanghai in 1860 at a time when China was being dismembered by foreign powers and civil war. Amid the chaos Mesny became variously a prisoner of the Taiping rebels, a smuggler, a customs official, and an arms dealer. He eventually enlisted as an instructor in the Chinese military where, after five years of fierce campaigning in remote Guizhou province, he rose to the rank of general. David Leffman’s biography of this extraordinary character is the subject of this talk. The author will also discuss the process of writing historical biographies. Moderated by That’s Beijing editor-in-chief Oscar Holland.
This event will be held at iQiyi, an official festival venue located next to The Bookworm.
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