Linda Jaivin

Linda Jaivin is an essayist, cultural commentator, literary translator from Chinese specialising in film subtitling, and the author of thirteen books, including seven novels and six non-fiction works. Her latest, Bombard the Headquarters!: China's Cultural Revolution will be out in June but advance copies will be available at the Festival. Her Shortest History of China was named #1 book on China for 2021 by fivebooks.com. Her next book, for a change, will be the Shortest History of Madrid.