William Dalrymple is one of my favourite authors. This is his latest book. It is a travel book. There are 9 chapters on his conversations…
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Month: October 2019
Excellent translation – The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun
Lu Xun is famous for his short stories which point out the lack of compassion and lack of honesty in Chinese society during late Imperial…
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Interesting history – Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949
This book would be interesting for a reader looking for a rollicking and layman history of Shanghai from 1842 (the year when Shanghai was forced…
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Review – One Night Only: Barbra Streisand & Quartet at Village Vanguard
This cd is such a treat. All of us have all the songs before. What makes this cd special is the bantering Barbra had with…
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Pre-World War 2 – Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai
This is the story of Richard Maurice Tinkler an ordinary Englishman who after fighting for his country in World war one found that his country…
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The Soong Sisters – Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
The US is called mei guo – the Beautiful Country — by the Chinese long before the current trade war and the hostile relationship arising…
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Interesting – Moral Combat: A History of World War II
This book could be better. The author obviously knows a lot and has done a lot of research. Unfortunately, the editing left much to be…
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Tolstoy’s last year – The Last Station
A 2009 movie based on Tolstoy’s final year; The Last Station is based on a novel by Jay Parini published in 1993. Unfortunately, this movie…
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A difficult read – Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England
I bought this book mainly to see Julius’ analysis of The Merchant of Venice in particular and William Shakespeare in general. I have always been…
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Pre-World War 2 – Old Shanghai: Gangsters in Paradise
This is a wonderful history of Shanghai told through interlocking portraits of several Chinese who played prominent roles in Shanghai history from 1900 to 1946.…
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