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Chinese Virginia Woolf

Dedicated to Professor Gilmour's favourite writer from the Far East.

"…when I was given this job I said I would only teach the people that I truly, truly love. Unfortunately, none of those happen to be Chinese, or women. Except for Virginia Woolf."

- Professor David Gilmour, September 25, 2013

1935 portrait of Woolf by famed Chinese photographer Man Ray, entitled La Flûte de Virginie.

1935 portrait of Woolf by famed Chinese photographer Man Ray, entitled La Flûte de Virginie.

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  • Oct 18th, 2013
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House arrest, 1967. 

House arrest, 1967. 

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  • Oct 17th, 2013
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Beijing erupted in scandal today after a source within state media leaked an archival photograph of a woman long rumored to be Mao Zedong’s illegitimate daughter. Although the resemblance between the Chairman and the mysterious woman is striking, many questions remain unanswered - where is she now, and more importantly, who was her mother? 

Beijing erupted in scandal today after a source within state media leaked an archival photograph of a woman long rumored to be Mao Zedong’s illegitimate daughter. Although the resemblance between the Chairman and the mysterious woman is striking, many questions remain unanswered - where is she now, and more importantly, who was her mother? 

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  • Oct 17th, 2013
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  • Oct 16th, 2013
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Woolf discusses her devotion to the doctrine of Mao Zedong during an appearance on the Chinese variety show “Glorifying Mao with the Stars”. 

Woolf discusses her devotion to the doctrine of Mao Zedong during an appearance on the Chinese variety show “Glorifying Mao with the Stars”. 

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  • Oct 16th, 2013
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By the inimitable Andrew P. 

By the inimitable Andrew P. 

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  • Oct 15th, 2013
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China and the U.S. were on the verge of reaching a historical bilateral agreement that would end the U.S. debt crisis when President Obama remarked that he thought Mrs Dalloway was overrated.

China and the U.S. were on the verge of reaching a historical bilateral agreement that would end the U.S. debt crisis when President Obama remarked that he thought Mrs Dalloway was overrated.

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  • Oct 14th, 2013
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As a struggling young writer in Shanghai, Virginia Woolf made ends meet by pulling rickshaws for the British elite. 

As a struggling young writer in Shanghai, Virginia Woolf made ends meet by pulling rickshaws for the British elite. 

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  • Oct 13th, 2013
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