After reading a 500+ page novel of China that offered little action, I was ready to spice things up this week.So I turned to Jeannie Lin's debut novel, Butterfly Swords (Harlequin, 2010). With a setting in Tang Dynasty China and an international romance between a warrior … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai
When I read about Eileen Chang's translation (with much editing from Eva Hung) of The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai (Columbia University Press, 2007) by Han Bangqing, I naturally added it to my list of books to read. And that's what I finished last week.I was interested in … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lust, Caution
I usually never advocate watching a film before reading the book it was based on, but like most things, I have exceptions.Lust, Caution (Anchor Books, 2007) by Eileen Chang is one of those cases. (Another, at least in my opinion, is The English Patient by Michael … [Read more...]
Book of the week: The Train to Lo Wu
Several weeks ago I read a book review of Qiu Xiaolong's latest book. The review was written by Jess Row. At the bottom of the review, Row's bio mentioned he's the author of The Train to Lo Wu (Dial Press, 2006). I hadn't heard of the book, but I was quite familiar with the … [Read more...]
Book of the week: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
I switched continents last week when I read The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (Ecco, 2007), Lucette Lagnado's epic memoir of her Jewish Egyptian family and their riches to rags exodus to the US.Right from the beginning of the book, I was drawn into 1940s Cairo--cafe turque, … [Read more...]
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