At the start of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters鈥� professions of love, but portions it out before hearing all of their answers. For Nan Da, this opening scene sparks a reckoning between The Tragedy of King Lear, one of the cruelest and most confounding stories in literature, and the tragedy of Maoist and post-Maoist China. Please join The Ivy Bookshop in welcoming Nan Z. Da. author of The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear.