The Halberd at Red Cliff
The Halberd at Red Cliff by Tian Xiao Fei (2018) is an excellent addition to my library of literature on The Three Kingdoms. Tian is…
Buddhist holy sites: A visit
Sukhothai is an ancient Buddhist city. Its sights are on par with Angkor Wat, Borobudur, and Bagan. Secondary sites are Ayutthaya, Rangoon and Prambanan Hindu…
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As Equals: The Oei Women of Java
As Equals: The Oei Women of Java is a pace- driven narrative of three independent Chinese women living in a male-dominated society of the fin-de-siècle…
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Bangkok Haul
An excellent 2nd hand bookstore in Bangkok is Dasa Book Cafe. Stacked with multi-language fiction & non-fiction plus CDs it’s a gem. Prices are reasonable.
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Hirohito’s Controversial Legacy
The Tokyo War Criminals Trial tried Tojo and 27 top Japanese wartime leaders who waged WW2. The man responsible was not indicted. Hirohito was allowed…
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Remembering China
Remembering China 1935-1945 is a memoir by an American teacher who went to Tientsin to teach in the year 1935. She was young having just…
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Excellent books
5 excellent books which I bought at Kinokuniya KLCC last Sunday. Two are on Japanese wood block prints. They give a good picture of this…
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Du Fu
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
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
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
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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