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La flor de la prunera, by Joan Ramon Armadàs[/caption]Catalan writer Joan Ramon Armadàs is currently touring Catalonia to present his second book, "La flor de la prunera" (The flower of the plum tree, 梅花), based on the adoption of Chinese children. He has already presented the book in his hometown, Sant Cugat del Vallès, and in Barcelona, and for Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, he is scheduled at 7 pm in Barcelona's Casa Àsia headquarters, where he will take part in a talk entitled "Adoption: A return to Chinese origins" together with Francesc Acero, President of the Association of Adopting Families in China (Associació de Famílies Adoptants a la Xina, AFAC).
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Joan Ramon Armadàs presenting "La flor de la prunera" with his Chinese-born cousin Maria (image from JR Armadàs website)[/caption]Most of the children that came to Catalonia from China through a process of adoption are now teenagers or pre-teenagers, the moment in life in which they start to show interest on what it means to be Chinese. The goal of the talk will be to try to explain the importance of finding and getting to know the place where these children spent the first months of their lives. This will be reinforced by the presentation of Joan Ramon Armadàs' book, a novel in which the fictional character Pau Torrens, a young lawyer, travels to China to discover the origins of Mei, his adopted sister.
The event will be presented by Jaume Giné, Secretary General of Casa Àsia, and will take place in the Samarcanda Hall of Casa Àsia headquarters, Diagonal Avenue, 373, Barcelona. Admission is free until full capacity of the room.
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