A rojak* of items that caught my eye this
week…
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Thursday, 26 November 2015
500 Words From Tim Hannigan
500 Words
From...is a series of guest posts from authors writing about Asia, published by
Asia-based, or Asia-focussed, publishing houses, in which they talk about their
latest books. Here UK-based Tim Hannigan talks about A Brief History of
Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast
Asia's Largest Nation, published by Tuttle, a company specialising in books
that build bridges between East and West.
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
This Week in Asian Review of Books
See the Asian Review of Books for ever-interesting discussion. Here are links to its newest reviews, excerpts, letters, essays, listings, translations, news items, and round ups:
God is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth: Light in Islamic Art and Culture, edited by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair reviewed by Peter Gordon
New fiction: Yan Geling’s Disappointing Returns by Dave Haysom
Emerging from the cocoon: literary culture in Myanmar by Ellen Wiles
Seahorse by Janice Pariat reviewed by Jane Wallace
New fiction: Yan Geling’s Disappointing Returns by Dave Haysom
Emerging from the cocoon: literary culture in Myanmar by Ellen Wiles
Seahorse by Janice Pariat reviewed by Jane Wallace
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Published Today: Little Aunt Crane by Geling Yan
About the book: In the last days of World War Two, the Japanese
occupation of Manchuria has collapsed. As the Chinese move in, the elders of
the Japanese settler village of Sakito decide to preserve their honour by
killing all the villagers in an act of mass suicide. Only 16-year-old Tatsuru
escapes. But Tatsuru’s trials have just begun, and she falls into the hands of
human traffickers. She is sold to a wealthy Chinese family, where she becomes
Duohe – the clandestine second wife to their only son, and the secret bearer of
his children. Against all odds, Duohe and the first wife Xiaohuan put aside
their differences and form an unlikely friendship, united by the unshakeable
bonds of motherhood and family. Spanning several tumultuous decades of Mao’s
rule, Little Aunt Crane is a novel
about love, overcoming adversity, and how humanity endures in the most unlikely
of circumstances.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
500 Words From Kalyan Lahiri
500 Words From...is a series of guest posts from Asia-based
authors published by Asia-based, or Asia-focussed, publishing houses, in which
they talk about their latest books. Here Kolkata-native Kalyan Lahiri, talks about his debut
novel, The Kolkata Conundrum, which
introduces detective Orko Deb. It is published by Hong Kong-based Crime WavePress.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
This Week in Asian Review of Books
See the Asian Review of Books for ever-interesting discussion. Here are links to its newest reviews, excerpts, letters, essays, listings, news items, and round ups:
November 19: Launch of Eight Hong Kong Poets and latest ARB Quarterly a listing of interest to readers in Hong Kong
Outside reading: links to essays and articles on books, politics and culture
China 1945: Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice by Richard Bernstein reviewed by Tim O’Connell
The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories by Anthony Marra reviewed by Peter Gordon
Outside reading: links to essays and articles on books, politics and culture
China 1945: Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice by Richard Bernstein reviewed by Tim O’Connell
The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories by Anthony Marra reviewed by Peter Gordon
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