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Du Fu

Julia_M December 4, 2023 No Comments Biographies on Novelist & Playwrights Philosopher Biographies Poetry Writing

An excellent introduction. This book has many translations of his poems and a good introduction to Du Fu’s life and place in the Chinese Tang…

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Lust,Caution – Part 4

Julia_M November 30, 2023 No Comments Contemporary Literature & Fiction Historical Thrillers (Books)Literary Fiction (Books)

Lust, Caution was partly filmed in Penang in 2006, using the 4 buildings of Yeap Chor Ee in China Street Ghaut as the backdrop, as…

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Lust,Caution – Part 3

Julia_M November 29, 2023 No Comments Classic Literature & Fiction Espionage Thrillers (Books)Short Stories (Books)

Lust,Caution is a fictional war resistance novella of 37-page. Eileen was aware although her 1940s fiction writings were popular with Chinese readers, she was criticised…

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Lust,Caution – Part 2

Julia_M November 28, 2023 No Comments Classic Literature & Fiction Espionage Thrillers (Books)Short Stories (Books)

Lust,Caution is a fictional war resistance novella of 37-page by the Chinese writer Eileen Chang. Set in WW2 1942 Shanghai it is a tale of…

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Rare Books on Chinese History in Malaya

Julia_M November 27, 2023 No Comments Chinese History (Books)General Anthropology Hong Kong History

The Chinese in Malaya by Victor Purcell was published in 1948. It was presented to me by my firm’s senior partner CYC in 2014. It…

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The Poetry of Du Fu and Li Bai

Julia_M November 27, 2023 No Comments Author Biographies Biographies on Novelist & Playwrights Chinese Poetry (Books)German Poetry (Books)Literary Criticism & Theory Philosopher Biographies Poetry Anthologies (Books)Poetry Literary Criticism (Books)Poetry Writing

Tu Fu / Du Fu and Li Bai/ Li Po/ Li Bo are two famous late Tang poets. Li Po (701-762 AD) is what he…

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Unravelling Pre-Holocaust Discrimination

Julia_M November 23, 2023 No Comments Cultural Anthropology (Books)England History European History (Books)Jewish History (Books)

Before the Holocaust, the Jews in Europe and UK already faced deep-rooted discrimination. The Holocaust and the failure of the Americans, Germans, British and Europeans…

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Challenges in Palestine: Truman’s Role Revisited

Julia_M November 22, 2023 No Comments History & Theory of Politics Israel & Palestine History (Books)Jewish History (Books)Middle Eastern Politics World War II History (Books)

The British Mandate over Palestine was a disaster for all inhabitants of this ancient land. The attitude of those in charge is best summed up…

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Japan

Julia_M November 22, 2023 No Comments Arts & Photography (Books)Cultural Anthropology (Books)Historical Japan Biographies Japanese History (Books)Japanese Literature Women's Biographies

These 3 books on Japan were bought at Maruzen, Kyoto last Thursday. Maruzen is the biggest English bookstore in Kyoto. Forget about Tsutaya @ Takashimaya…

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Genji’s Visual Odyssey

Julia_M November 17, 2023 No Comments Arts & Photography Criticism Family Saga Fiction Historical Japan Biographies Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Literary Fiction (Books)

The Tale of Genji is a tale composed by a Japanese court lady during the fabulous Heian period. No other work of literature pre and…