Bombard the Headquarters!: China’s Cultural Revolution
2025
A riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history.
Linda Jaivin is an internationally published Australian author,
translator, essayist, novelist and specialist writer on China.
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.
2014
A witty and playful mystery set in contemporary Beijing, The Empress Lover is Linda Jaivin’s seventh novel and her most accomplished.
Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 3:00 pm AEST
Carriageworks
245 Wilson Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Free
The call to violence that reverberated through history
The Curiosity Lecture series returns to the Festival with a line-up of our most thought-provoking speakers delivering one-time talks on topics of intrigue, interest and importance.
In the fascinating account of 1966 China in Bombard the Headquarters!: The Cultural Revolution in China, Linda Jaivin focuses on the start of the Cultural Revolution and the ideological quarrels and personalities that underpinned it. Because the Cultural Revolution is still heavily censored in the People’s Republic, many remain in the dark, leaving these pivotal events unexplained.
Hear about the lead-up to this key historic moment from an expert in Chinese politics.