CPN seminar about Hamsun by Prof. Chengzhou He

Dear all,

Three years ago, Prof. Chengzhou He, from Nanjing Univeristy, gave CPN members a talk about "Ibsen and China", which was highly appreciated by the audience. With great pleasure, we have Prof. He here again in Oslo now. He has kindly agreed to give a talk to CPN members next Wednesday on the topic "2009 Hamsun Year and Hamsun in China":

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Title: 2009 Hamsun Year and Hamsun in China (2009哈姆生年与哈姆生在中国)
Speaker: Prof. Chengzhou He from School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University, P. R. China
Time: August 26th., 2009, Wednesday, 18:00 - 20:00
Place: Undervisningsrom 3 (3rd floor) in the UiO's new library building, which is marked
with number 27 on the attached map.

Abstract: 哈姆生是1920年诺贝尔文学奖获得者，是挪威少数几个具有世界影响的文学家，在中国也曾经颇受欢迎。 2009年是哈姆生诞辰150周年，挪威和世界许多地方，包括中国，举行各种各样的纪念活动和学术研讨会。这个报告主要谈谈哈姆生的文学成就，挪威国内对他的争议，他在中国的翻译和影响，以及2009哈姆生年的一些活动。
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Prof. He obtained his PhD. at the University of Oslo in 2002 and is an an expert on Ibsen, English and Drama and Scandinavian studies, with many publications (e.g., http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-Henrik+Ibsen+an...). He currently is the director of the Chinese-Nordic Cultural Centre and Deputy director of Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Nanjing.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact Yong Lin (angeline_lin @ hotmail.com, tel: 92883354) or Tianyu Mai (tianyumai @ hotmail.com, tel: 95083385).

Best regards,
Lin Yong and Mai Tianyu (on behalf of CPN Board)