Happy Year of the Rooster! … [Read more...]
A funny thing happened on the way to Prague
The summer I took the long way home from Hong Kong--via Southeast Asia, China, the USSR, and Eastern Europe--I found myself in Budapest. But to me, it was only a stepping stone to the ultimate destination in 1991: Prague. If you don't believe me, there was an acclaimed novel … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last night I visited a lovely book group in one town over from mine. They not only decorated and served Chinese food for the Lunar New Year, but also presented me with this red envelope (complete with the year of the rooster symbol!) and a note.The only thing is that I … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Russia
Russia has been in the news--a lot--these days and I can't help but think back to the summer I took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Moscow. It was a seven-day trip and Russia was still part of the Soviet Union then--but not for long.Mongolia was vast and dusty, but … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Borrowed
At the end of last month, I reviewed Chan Ho-Kei's gripping Hong Kong police novel, The Borrowed (Grove, 2017) on the Los Angeles Review of Books' China Blog. It was one of my favorite books last year and the most gripping Hong Kong novel I've probably ever read. If you're … [Read more...]
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