R.F. Kuang - Taipei Story - Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM at Kimmel Center in Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

R.F. Kuang - Taipei Story

Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM·7:30 p.m.·Rittenhouse·Kimmel Center·300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

R.F. Kuang - Taipei Story

R.F. Kuang - Taipei Story - Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM at Kimmel Center in Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

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Fri, Sep 11 at 7:30pm

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300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

One of the most celebrated literary voices of her generation comes to Philadelphia. New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang — whose works include The Poppy War trilogy, Babel , and Yellowface — makes a special live appearance in honor of her most anticipated novel yet. With Taipei Story , Kuang ventures somewhere new: inward. The novel follows Lily, a young woman suspended between cultures, ...

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