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Linda Jaivin

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Linda Jaivin is the author of eight books, including five novels and a novella, a collection of essays (Confessions of an S&M Virgin) and a China memoir (Monkey and the Dragon). Her first novel was the internationally bestselling comic erotic Eat Me. Her latest is the historical novel A Most Immoral Woman, which is set in China and Japan in 1904 and based on a true story. She is also a translator from Chinese and a playwright. She lives in Sydney.

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Murong Xuecun's Open Letter to the 'Nameless Censor'

The Chinese writer Murong Xuecun, with whom I once had the pleasure to share a stage at the Sydney Writers Festival, has on 20 May 2013 published a most extraordinary, brave, eloquent and important letter the the 'nameless censor' who recently deleted his Weibo (microblogging - Chinese Twitter) account. Murong Xuecun, some of whose books are listed on this site, had 8.5 million followers and ha... Read more of this blog post »

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	Eat Me 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1995 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock 'N' Roll Babes From Outer Space 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Most Immoral Woman 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Walker, You're Dead 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Infernal Optimist 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monkey and the Dragon: A True Story about Friendship, Music, Politics and Life on the Edge 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2001	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Sexy 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions Of An S & M Virgin 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat Me 6c Counter 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Une soirée entre filles by Linda Jaivin (Goodreads Author), Isabel Wolff (Goodreads Author), Marian Keyes 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Sea

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Shrinking the World

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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

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This is a terrific collection of short stories - sly, witty, moving, and rarely what you think they're about at the beginning. Her female protagonists move between worlds - at the most literal level, the worlds of Nigeria and the US but also, for exa...more
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