Tunisia holds online meet-and-greet to promote Chinese literature

STORY: Tunisia holds online meet-and-greet to promote Chinese literature DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. various of Tunisian translators and literature lovers STORYLINE: The Chinese Literature Readers Club in Tunisia held on Friday an online meet-and-greet between the Chinese author Zhang Wei and Tunisian literature lovers to promote his work September's Fable. Zhang shared his writing experience with readers via video, hoping that people in Tunisia and other Arab countries can have a deeper understanding of China and Chinese people's life through the translation of his work. Zahia Jouirou, director of the Translation Institute of Tunis, said in her speech that more and more people in Tunisia have developed an interest in Chinese literature in recent years. The institute will organize more activities on Chinese literature translation in 2023 to introduce Chinese literature and culture to Tunisians, Jouirou added.