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Month: October 2019

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A good travel book – Nine Lives: Encounters with the Holy in Modern India

Julia_M October 31, 2019 No Comments Cultural History BiographiesNew Age MysticismTravel Pictorials

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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Excellent translation – The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

Julia_M October 31, 2019 1 Comment Humour EncyclopaediasItalian Poetry (Books)Russian Poetry

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…

View More Excellent translation – The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun
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Interesting history – Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949

Julia_M October 31, 2019 No Comments Literary Fiction (Books)Society Politics & Philosophy

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…

View More Interesting history – Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949
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Review – One Night Only: Barbra Streisand & Quartet at Village Vanguard

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments Music OutletMusic Video & Concert

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

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments Ancient Chinese HistoryEarly British & Roman Britain HistoryJapanese Historical Biographies

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

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments Far Eastern PoliticsHistory of ChinaNationalism

The US is called mei guo – the Beautiful Country — by the Chinese long before the current trade war and the hostile relationship arising…

View More The Soong Sisters – Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
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Interesting – Moral Combat: A History of World War II

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments World History (Books)World History of World War II 1939-1945

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…

View More Interesting – Moral Combat: A History of World War II
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Tolstoy’s last year – The Last Station

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments Drama (DVD & Blu-ray)Historical (DVD & Blu-ray)

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

Julia_M October 30, 2019 No Comments Discrimination & Racism (Books)Jewish StudiesReligious History of Judaism

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

Julia_M October 28, 2019 No Comments History of ChinaHistory of East Asia

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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