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

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The Shortest History of Madrid

2026

Madrid’s story is one of the most unlikely of any European capital.

Bombard the Headquarters!: China’s Cultural Revolution

2025

A riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history.

2021

This is a pacy history of China that will transform the way you see the world’s rising superpower.

Past Event

6 June 2021

South Coast Writers Centre

Linda Jaivin in conversation with Fiona Katauskas about her latest book The Shortest History of China.