BEIJING – Recently transplanted to Egypt after many years in China, New Yorker correspondent Peter Hessler has a unique perspective on both countries. To many China watchers, Hessler represents a kind of gold standard for intimately reported pieces on lesser-known people and parts of the country. He’s out with his fourth and latest book –… Continue reading Writer Peter Hessler’s Unique Take on Eypt and China
Yesterday BBC Radio’s 4’s high-profiled Today program aired a discussion program about Dutch born historian Frank Dikotter’s latest book on The Tragedy of the Liberation about life in China’s 50s. The discussion was between Dikotter and myself. Instead of ‘Golden Era’ as often being portrayed, Dikotter believes that the early years of the Communist regime… Continue reading BBC Radio 4’s Today Program and China’s ‘Golden Era’ – the 50’s
Regarded as one of the most important contemporary Brazilian writers, Adriana has produced substantial amount of work. I had the pleasure to meet her for dinner, together with the organizers of the on-going Brazilian Culture Month, at a fine vegetarian restaurant last night. Poised, elegantly-dressed and soft-spoken, she also seems to be a restless traveler,… Continue reading On Stage Conversation with Award-winning Brazilian writer Andriana Lisboa at 7 pm on Monday Sept 23 at bookwrom in Beijing
Transparency With Chinese Characteristics By Lijia Zhang The whole saga of Bo Xilai, a former political star, contains all the ingredients for a thriller: power, political intrigues, sex and murder. It is little wonder that his trial, which ended on Monday, captivated the nation. As expected, it turned out to be stage managed in many… Continue reading My piece on the trial of Bo, for the BBC World Service (aired this morning)
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