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Category: Habit of a Foreign Sky

  • author talk: Xu Xi and Sybil Baker

    – Read a conversion between Xu Xi, author of Habit of a Foreign Sky and Sybil Baker, author of Talismans, at Daily s-Press. – Xu Xi’s creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha. ––

  • Book Talk: Is The Writer Her Character(s)? | 24th February

    –From the HKU Library website: How much is a writer the character(s) of her novels? Authorial distance can often be hard to gauge in books that are supposedly “fiction.” Come and join this provocative conversation between author Xu Xi and…

  • Xu Xi in The Straits Times

    There is an article on Xu Xi titled “Wonder Women”  in The Straits Times and it can be read on Haven Books website here [PDF]. – Xu Xi’s creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha. –

  • Xu Xi is interviewed by Hyphen

    –– Xu Xi is interviewed by Hyphen: Asian American Unabridged and talks about her new novel, Habit of a Foreign Sky. Read the article.  – – Xu Xi’s creative non-fiction was published in issue #6 of Cha. \–

  • Xu Xi and the Largehearted boy

    –Xu Xi creates a music playlist that relates to her latest book, Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize. Visit the largehearted boy website to learn more.  –– Xu Xi’s creative non-fiction was published…

  • Xu Xi in China Daily

    “People often ask why I write in English, and I finally just decided, ‘I guess this is just the language I use’,” she said. “But I keep trying to put Chinese into my English, and that’s something that I try…

  • Xu Xi’s Habit of a Foreign Sky reviewed

    Xu Xi’s novel Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, is reviewed by Nigel Collett for Asian Review of Books. Read the full article here. Learn more about Habit of a Foreign Sky here…

  • Xu Xi — Habit of a Foreign Sky — launch events in Hong Kong in October 2010

    Please note the following launch events for Xu Xi‘s new novel Habit of a Foreign Sky (a finalist of the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize) in Hong Kong in October 2010: Monday October 4 at 4:30 pm: City University of…

  • Xu Xi — Habit of a Foreign Sky — launch events in Hong Kong and Singapore

    Please note the following launch events for Xu Xi‘s new novel Habit of a Foreign Sky in Singapore and Hong Kong: Wednesday September 29 at 6 pm: Earshot Cafe, The Old Arts House, Singapore. (Free & Open to the Public)…

  • Xu Xi explains the multicultural appeal of her latest novel

    Listen to the podcast here. You can also hear Xu Xi read from the novel here. – Habit of a Foreign Sky is Xu Xi’s latest novel, published by Haven Books. The book was a finalist for the Inaugural Man…

  • Pre-order Xu Xi’s Habit of a Foreign Sky

    Xu Xi’s novel Habit of a Foreign Sky, a finalist for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, will be published by Haven Books and globally launched in October this year. Learn more about the book here and here. You can…