Novelist Patricia Chao to Give Reading at UNCA

Patricia Choa to Give Reading April 2

Noted novelist Patricia Chao will give a reading of recent work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at UNC Asheville’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Born of a Chinese father and a Japanese mother, Chao is the author of the novel "Monkey King" (HarperCollins 1997), which was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers finalist. The New York Times Book Review called her novel "a considerable achievement, the work of a writer worthy of serious attention." A Chicago Tribune critic states, "With cleanly understated prose and exquisite imagery, Chao skillfully laces past and present, China and America, into a compelling tale of one woman’s fight for her life and identity."

Chao is currently working on a second novel entitled "Mambo Peligroso" and serves as a world music writer for Rhythm magazine.

Chao’s reading is sponsored by the Ernest Mills Endowment and UNCA’s Arts and Ideas Program and Creative Writing Program.

For more information, call UNCA’s Literature & Language Department at 828/251-6411.

Media Contacts:

• Dr. Rick Chess, UNCA Assistant Professor of Literature & Language, 828/251-6576
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526