Linda Jaivin

Linda Jaivin is an internationally published Australian author,
translator, essayist, novelist and specialist writer on China.

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May
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21
2025

Linda Jaivin: Bombard the Headquarters!

Concord Library Sydney

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May
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22
2025

Linda Jaivin on the Cultural Revolution in China

Carriageworks Bay 24 Sydney

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23
2025

China Past, Present, Future

Carriageworks Bay 20 Sydney

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5
2025

Writers in Conversation: Linda Jaivin on Bombard the Headquarters!

Rochfort Gallery Sydney

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Jun
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10
2025

Linda Jaivin and Sheila Fitzpatrick in conversation

Readings Melbourne

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Jun
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11
2025

Linda Jaivin – Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution in China

Gleebooks Sydney

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Jun
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12
2025

Linda Jaivin in conversation with NFSA CEO Patrick McIntyre

Harry Hartog ANU Campus Canberra

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25
2025

Writers @ Stanton: Linda Jaivin

Stanton Library Level 1 Sydney

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28
2025

Linda Jaivin: Shades of the Cultural Revolution - From Mao to Musk

Blackheath Public School

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17
2025

Brisbane: Linda Jaivin - Bombard the Headquarters!

Avid Reader Bookshop Brisbane

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Linda Jaivin at Griffith University: The Shortest History of China

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21 May 2021

Griffith University

Seminar on The Shortest History of China. Chaired by Kai He and Sue Trevaskes.

Linda Jaivin at Griffith University talks about her new book The Shortest History of China with Kai He and Sue Trevaskes.

Certainly, Chinese history is sprawling and gloriously messy. The story of women in China, from the earliest warriors to twentieth-century suffragettes. Historical spectres of corruption and disunity continue to haunt the People’s Republic today.

Moreover, the world sees modern China as an economic powerhouse. As an icon of urbanisation, a propaganda state or an aggressive superpower seeking world domination. Linda Jaivin distils a vast history into a short, readable account that tells you what you need to know.