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1st Session of Xishan Leading Reader Program by Yada Academy Held Successfully

Date:2021.05.15



On the afternoon of May 15th, 1st Session of Xishan Leading Reader Program was held jointly by Yada Academy, Shanghai Translation Publishing House and Archipel Press with the theme of “Memory, Writing, Nostalgia, a Sharing Session on the film Understanding Alistair Macleod and the novel No Great Mischief at the lecture hall of Yada Academy. More than 30 readers attended the activity.



The publisher of Archipel Press and the special planner of No Great Mischief Mr. Peng Lun introduced the film and how Macleod created the novel.



During nearly one and a half hours of film-watching, readers followed in Macleod’s footsteps entering into his daily life and literary world. Through interviews, readers further understood him and his literary.



After watching, the leading reader of this Session and the publisher Mr. Peng Lun and Co-founder of Yada Academy and the writer Mr. Yang Kui had an exchange with the audience. They told the story behind the novel No Great Mischief, its narrative style and their understanding on nostalgia.



During interactive session, the two leading readers answers questions from the audience on novel translation and how to read.


Yada Academy is one of important cultural facilities at Yada Yangxian Xishan. It promotes the nationwide reading by varied kinds of activities, including cultural lecture & talk and celebrity lectures. The Leading Reader Program is the extension of Lecture & Talk series. It aims to offer a platform for the residents and staff who like to read and share, lead them to read and enrich the life at Yangxian Xishan.