Julia Lovell

Julia Lovell is a British scholar, author, and translator specializing in Chinese history and literature.

She is a professor at Birkbeck, University of London, focusing on the intersection of culture and modern Chinese nation-building.

Lovell has authored several books on China, including "The Great Wall" and "The Opium War," which won the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.

She has also translated works by notable Chinese authors.

Lovell's research has earned her recognition, including a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

She contributes articles about China to major publications and is married to author Robert Macfarlane.