In my latest installment of Sentiments of a Recovering Expat, I dug out this postcard from Shanghai's Peace Hotel. The photo is faint both on screen and to the touch. I wonder if the Peace Hotel printed them this way to give off an old world feel.Or maybe they didn't have a … [Read more...]
At the General’s house, 1991
In my ongoing obsession with 1930s Shanghai, I dug out this old photo I took on my second trip to Shanghai in 1991.I'm standing in front of Zhou Enlai's house. I can't remember if we were even allowed inside, but I do remember posing in front of the door.It was one of the … [Read more...]
Another postcard from Shanghai, 1995
Since I started reading Eileen Chang, I've learned that she is almost single-handedly responsible for the resurgence of interest in 1930s Shanghai.It makes sense.After her books started making their way back to the mainland in the 1980s (pirated versions, of course), … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Love in a Fallen City
After I finished The Rice Sprout Song last week, I moved on to Eileen Chang's Love in a Fallen City (New York Review Books, 2006), a collection of short stories and novellas that take place in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the 1930s and early 1940s.I usually try to read a book … [Read more...]
Triple Ten
Today is the Chicago Marathon. For weeks I've noticed banners flying around Chicago splashed with 10.10.10. The fine print reads Chicago Marathon and Bank of America, the official sponsor.I'm not a runner, but when I lived in the city, I enjoyed watching the runners take … [Read more...]
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