Linda Jaivin is one of Australia’s best and most versatile writers.
Sydney Morning Herald
THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF CHINA (2021)
It’s no mean feat to cover the entire history of China in fifteen chapters, but Linda Jaivin manages it with panache.
Louisa Lim
Linda Jaivin is an Australian writer, the author of twelve books (seven novels and five works of non-fiction including the Quarterly Essay Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural World). Her newest book is The Shortest History of China, out in May 2021 with Black Inc in Australia and in September 2021 in the US with The Experiment and in the UK with Old Street Publishing. She lives in Sydney.
Upcoming Events
Linda Jaivin appearing in four sessions at the Byron Bay Writers Festival
Byron Writers Festival
2/58 Centennial Circuit
Byron Bay, QLD 2481 Australia
SESSIONS: 23 28 39 115 Linda Jaivin is an internationally published author of fiction, including The Empress Lover, and non-fiction. Her latest book is The Shortest History of China.
About this event...Some Of My Books
Found in Translation: In praise of a plural world
This is a free-ranging essay, personal and informed, about translation … more
