World Literature Festival Recap: In Conversation with Ha Jin
This April, the New York Public Library hosted our first World Literature Festival. Across three weeks, there were a wide range of programs from live storytimes, to book discussions, to author talks.
We hosted an “In Conversation” series of author talks and panels where we invited authors, poets, and leaders of organizations to speak with us. These programs were conducted in many languages and we are pleased to share the recordings now as part of Immigrant Heritage Month 2021 to continue to highlight and celebrate authors that reflect our communities.
On April 21st, the Library hosted Ha Jin for a discussion in Chinese Mandarin about his novel A Song Everlasting. In conversation with NYPL's Hung-Yun Chang, they discussed the difference between writing in English and Chinese, the challenges when writing short stories vs novels, and much more!
Disclaimer: English captions were generated live on the day of recording and may not be entirely accurate.
哈金访谈 | In Conversation - Ha Jin from The New York Public Library on Vimeo.