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Franz Kafka（1883-1924） （a German-language writer of the Austro-Hungarian Empire period, acclaimed as one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century） Kafka was born in 1883 in Prague to a middle-class Jewish family. His father, a self-made businessman with a domineering personality, saw literature as a waste of time. Growing up under this oppressive shadow, Kafka spent his youth caught between his father’s harsh expectations and the loneliness of being an outsider-both as a Jew in…

Dear patrons, To maintain a clean and orderly public environment, WKU Library will conduct a comprehensive cleanup of all personal items left in SLAC 302. Please retrieve your items from SLAC 302 by June 25, 2025. Any unclaimed items after this deadline will be transferred to the Keanu One Stop Student Services Center (SLAC B1F). Please note that SLAC 302 is only for the temporary storage of unattended items. We will manage unclaimed items in it regularly.  For specific images of personal items…

Recently, Wenzhou-Kean University Library Fang Jiong Art Space in conjunction with Taishun Nanpu Xi Township Government，Wenzhou-Kean University College of Architecture and Design organized the “Intangible Cultural Heritage: Taishun Kucun Puppet Installation Design Exhibition”. At the exhibition, 12 groups of mechanical puppet installation works from the sophomore students of the College of Architecture and Design of WKU appeared one by one, bringing everyone into a creative dialog between tradit…

Ich bin ein Verehrer der Untreue, des Wechsels, der Phantasie. Ich halte nichts davon, meine Liebe an irgendeinen Fleck der Erde festzunageln. ——Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse（1877-1962） German literary master and Nobel Laureate in Literature, hailed as "the poet of the spiritual realm." His works are renowned for their profound philosophical contemplation, poetic language, and exploration of human nature's essence, synthesizing Eastern Zen philosophy with Western psychoanalysis to build a bridge…

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 WKU Library’s scholarships and best wishes for their future study and research. Yunqi Zhao, Lijie Yu，Zhiwu Xie，Yue Wu, Yining Chen，Maurizio Vrenna, Yuanyuan Ren   About WKU Library’s Scholarships: The scholarships are funded by the proceeds of the WKU Library’s endowment funds, which include the CEPIEC Endowment Fund, PUP Endowment Fund, and WKU Library Endowment Fund. All these endowment funds are managed by the WKU Education Development Foundatio…

At the forefront of China-U.S. educational integration, Wenzhou-Kean University continues to write new chapters of innovation. Professor Xie Zhiwu, a scholar with a diverse academic background and a global perspective, has journeyed from Shanghai Jiao Tong University to top institutions in Europe and the United States, before ultimately choosing to settle down at WKU. Holding multiple roles—Assistant Vice Chancrllor for Academic Affairs, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Director o…

"The real clue lies in the psychological impossibility. Évidemment, when that is cleared up, all becomes simple." ——The Mysterious Affair at Styles / Agatha Christie Agatha Christie (1890–1976), hailed as the "Queen of Crime", is one of the best-selling authors in literary history, with sales surpassed only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Over her lifetime, she wrote more than 80 detective novels, 19 plays, and numerous short stories, creating iconic sleuths such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marpl…

To better meet the learning needs of our readers, the library will extend its daily opening hours starting from May 6, 2025. The updated schedule is as follows: SLAC Library SLAC 3-6F8:30-23:30 GHK Hall Design LibraryGHKH D2028:30-22:00 24/7 Study RoomSLAC B101 24/7 NOTES From 22:00 to 23:30, the library will be managed with the assistance of building manager and security personnel. During this period, the Library Service Desk will not provide consultation or fine-related services. For borrowing…

      The Volume 5 of ECHO-ENG has now been included in Wenzhou-Kean University Intellectual Research Environment（WIRE）, here is a QR Code of the journal or you can click the address http://wire.wku.edu.cn/itemDetail?id=1915598122125422594, and Volume 6 of ECHO-ENG is openning for submissions.     Wenzhou-Kean University Intellectual Research Environment Wenzhou-Kean University Intellectual Research Environment (WIRE) is the digital Institutional Repository (IR) of the Wenzhou…

On December 24, 2024, Hong Museum, in collaboration with te editions, Nanshizhao, and Wenzhou-Kean University Library, officially launched the Zougui Project, a local food-themed artist residency. As of March 2025, seven groups of resident creators have been successfully selected and are now engaged in their respective research or creative practices. In order to further promote the development of the project and to improve the quality of the creative work, the “The Plan of Going Home” is now rec…