P&T Knitwear welcomes Jeremy Tiang for a benefit event in support of Yu & Me Books(opens in a new tab), to discuss their translation of Xu Zechen’s book Beijing Sprawl: a linked collection of stories of friendship, failure, and survival from one of “the most exciting and energized [writers] coming out of China now” (Paul French, New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of Midnight in Peking).
Jeremy will be joined in conversation by YZ Chin, author of the novels Edge Case (a New York Times Editors’ Choice) and Though I Get Home (winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize). After the talk, Jeremy will sign copies of their book.
Profits from all sales of Beijing Sprawl tied to this event will be donated to Yu & Me Books’ recovery fund(opens in a new tab) to aid their rebuilding efforts after last month’s devastating fire that destroyed the store and its entire inventory. If you’d like a signed copy of Beijing Sprawl and cannot attend in person, you can order using the “Buy the Book” button above or by phone (212) 546-7536 . You can offer additional support to the staff of Yu & Me Books through a direct donation to their GoFundMe campaign(opens in a new tab).
Jeremy Tiang is a novelist, playwright and Sinophone translator. Recent translations include Liu Xinwu’s The Wedding Party, which was shortlisted for the National Translation Award, as well as novels by Zhang Yueran, Shuang Xuetao, Lo Yi-Chin, Yan Ge and Yeng Pway Ngon. Their novel State of Emergency won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018. Earlier this year they were the Princeton University Translator-in-Residence, and served on the jury of the International Booker Prize. Originally from Singapore, they live in Flushing, Queens.
YZ Chin is the author of Edge Case, a New York Times Editors’ Choice and an NPR pick for best books of 2021. She also wrote Though I Get Home, which won the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and the Asian/Pacific American Award For Literature honor title. In addition, YZ is a MacDowell fellow and the translator of The Age of Goodbyes by Li Zi Shu. Born and raised in Taiping, Malaysia, she now lives in New York.