Better Understanding China, India, and Africa Through Three Major Works

{"title":"Better Understanding China, India, and Africa Through Three Major Works","description":"\u003Cp data-start=\u0022162\u0022 data-end=\u0022349\u0022\u003EEconomist, author, and global traveler Jean-Joseph Boillot (IRIS researcher and author of \u003Cem data-start=\u0022252\u0022 data-end=\u0022267\u0022\u003EChindiafrique\u003C\/em\u003E) leads three evenings exploring key literary works from China, India, and Africa:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul data-start=\u0022351\u0022 data-end=\u0022706\u0022\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli data-start=\u0022351\u0022 data-end=\u0022468\u0022\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022353\u0022 data-end=\u0022468\u0022\u003EOct 16 \u2013 China: \u003Cem data-start=\u0022373\u0022 data-end=\u0022387\u0022\u003EWater Margin\u003C\/em\u003E (\u003Cem data-start=\u0022389\u0022 data-end=\u0022407\u0022\u003EAu bord de l\u2019eau\u003C\/em\u003E), a legendary Chinese epic akin to \u003Cem data-start=\u0022443\u0022 data-end=\u0022465\u0022 data-is-only-node=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe Three Musketeers\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli data-start=\u0022469\u0022 data-end=\u0022564\u0022\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022471\u0022 data-end=\u0022564\u0022\u003ENov 20 \u2013 India: \u003Cem data-start=\u0022491\u0022 data-end=\u0022505\u0022\u003EPanchatantra\u003C\/em\u003E, the ancient fable collection that inspired La Fontaine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli data-start=\u0022565\u0022 data-end=\u0022706\u0022\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022567\u0022 data-end=\u0022706\u0022\u003EDec 11 \u2013 Africa: \u003Cem data-start=\u0022588\u0022 data-end=\u0022618\u0022\u003EPetit Bodiel and Other Tales\u003C\/em\u003E, by Malian writer Amadou Hamp\u00e2t\u00e9 B\u00e2, who said, \u201cWhen an old man dies, a library burns.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022708\u0022 data-end=\u0022785\u0022 data-is-last-node=\u0022\u0022 data-is-only-node=\u0022\u0022\u003EA cultural journey through storytelling traditions that shaped civilizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022708\u0022 data-end=\u0022785\u0022 data-is-last-node=\u0022\u0022 data-is-only-node=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2025-10-16","end_date":"2025-12-11","date":"16 October, 20 November, 16 December","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20251016T163000Z","timing_end_date":"20251016T180000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251120T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251120T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251211T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251211T190000Z"}]}