Category: Cha Review of Books and Films
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Juan Du, The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of Chinaβs Instant City, Harvard University Press, 2020. 384 pgs. In 2005, Juan…
![[REVIEW] “A Treasure Chest of Gems: Reading Juan Du’s The Shenzhen Experiment” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-shenzhen-experiment_juan-du.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Ian Johnson, The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao, Pantheon, 2017. 486 pgs. When Ian Johnson first…
![[REVIEW] “Resurgence of Religion: A Review of Ian Johnson’s πβπ πππ’ππ ππ πΆβπππ” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-souls-of-china-the-return-of-religion-after-mao-by-ian-johnson-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jonathan Chatwin, Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China, Manchester University Press, 2019. 364 pgs. Itβs difficult to think…
![[REVIEW] “History is Often Chilling: Reviewing Jonathan Chatwin’s Long Peace Street” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/long-peace-street-a-walk-in-modern-china-by-jonathan-chatwin-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Garfield Chow, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Antony Dapiran, City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, Scribe, 2020. 336 pgs. City on Fire, by journalist, lawyer,…
![[REVIEW] “In Search of What Endures at a Time of Uncertainty: A Review ofΒ Antony Dapiran’s City on Fire” by Garfield Chow](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/city-on-fire-the-fight-for-hong-kong-antony-dapiran-1.jpg?w=800)
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{Written by Jennifer Wong, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai, The Emma Press, 2020. 96 pgs. Tiny Moons: A…
![[REVIEW] “Childhood Memories: A Review of Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons” by Jennifer Wong](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tiny-moons-a-year-of-eating-in-shanghai-1.jpg?w=1024)
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[REVIEW] “Iterationβs Itineraries: A Review of Jacob Edmond’s Make It the Same” by Vincenz Serrano
{Written by Vincenz Serrano, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jacob Edmond, Make It the Same: Poetry in the Age of Global Media, Columbia University Press, 2019. 360 pgs. In…
![[REVIEW] “Iterationβs Itineraries: A Review of Jacob Edmond’s Make It the Same” by Vincenz Serrano](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/make-it-the-same-poetry-in-the-age-of-global-media-jacob-edmond-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Marc de Faoite, this review is part of the “Writing Malaysia” issue of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Tash Aw, We, the Survivors, Fourth Estate, 2019. 336 pgs. “There are only rich Chinese, and potentially…
![[REVIEW] “Unambiguous Immediacy: A Review of Tash Aw’s ππ, π‘βπ ππ’ππ£ππ£πππ ” by Marc de Faoite](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/we-the-survivors-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Jonaki Ray, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Sucharita Dutta-Asane, Cast Out and Other Stories, Dhauli Books, 2018. 188 pgs. Villagers being forced to fight for their rights…
![[REVIEW] “An Unflinching Mirror: Sucharita Dutta-Asane’s Cast Out and Other Stories” by Jonaki Ray](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cast-out-and-other-stories.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by James Au Kin-pong, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Steven D. Carter, How to Read a Japanese Poem, Columbia University Press, 2019. 317 Pgs. How to Read a…
![[REVIEW] “A Diversity of Poems: A review of Steven D. Carter’s π»ππ€ π‘π π
πππ π π½ππππππ π ππππ” by James Au Kin-pong](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/how-to-read-a-japanese-poem-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Cyril Camus, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Oobmab (author), Arthur Meursault and Akira (translators), The Flock of Ba-Hui and Other Stories, Camphor Press, 2020. 234 pgs. The…
![[REVIEW] “The Flock of Ba-Hui: Lovecraftβs New England Nightmares Meet the Mythical Geography of China” by Cyril Camus](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-flock-of-ba-hui-and-other-stories-1.jpg?w=959)
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{Written by Ronald Torrance, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Paul French, Destination: Shanghai, Blacksmith Books, 2019. 296 pgs. Shanghai, in its golden years of the first half of the…
![[REVIEW] βScintillating Tales of Shanghaiβs Sojourners: Paul Frenchβs π·ππ π‘ππππ‘πππ πβπππβππβ by Ronald Torrance](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/paul-french_destination-shanghai-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Emma Zhang, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Karoline Kan, Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss and Hope in China, Hachette Books, 2019. 304 pgs. Born…
![[REVIEW] “Children of Tiananmen: A Review of Karoline Kan’s πππππ π
ππ πππππ : πβπππ πΊππππππ‘ππππ ππ πΏπππ, πΏππ π πππ π»πππ ππ πΆβπππ” by Emma Zhang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/karoline-kane28094under-red-skiese28094-three-generations-of-life.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} HK Urbex, Spatial Cemetery: A Journey Beneath the Surface of Hidden Hong Kong, Blacksmith Books, 2019. 212 pgs.…
![[REVIEW] “A Keepsake: A Journey Beneath the Surface of Hidden Hong Kong” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/spatial_cemetery_800px-1.jpg?w=800)
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{Written by David W. Landrum, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Translated and with commentary by Frederik H. Green. Bird Talk and Other Stories by Xu Xu: Modern Tales of…
![[REVIEW] “Not Paranormal Thrillers: Bird Talk and Other Stories by Xu Xu” by David W. Landrum](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/book-talk-and-other-stories-by-xu-xu-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Jennifer Anne Eagleton, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Joshua Wong with Jason Y. Ng. Unfree Speech: The Threat to Global Democracy and Why We Must…
![[Review] “Unfinished Story: A Review of Joshua Wong’s ππππππ πππππβ” by Jennifer Anne Eagleton](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/unfree-speech_joshua-wong-with-jason-y-ng.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Emma Zhang, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Julia Lovell, Maoism: A Global History, Bodley Head, 2019. 606 pgs. Professor Julia Lovellβs account of the spread of Maoism…
![[Review] “A Spectre Is Haunting Asia and Beyond: A Review of Julia Lovell’s Maoism” by Emma Zhang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/julia-lovell-maoism-a-global-history.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Ray Hecht, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Tom Carter, An American Bum in China: Featuring the Bubblingly Brilliant Escapades of Expatriate Matthew Evans, Camphor Press,…
![[Review] “A Perpetual Hard-luck Case: An American Bum in China” by Ray Hecht](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/an-american-bum-in-china.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Matt Turner, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Eric Selland, Object States, theenk Books, 2018. 65 pgs. Eric Selland, the author of Object States and five…
![[REVIEW] “Margin Walker: Eric Selland’s ππππππ‘ ππ‘ππ‘ππ ” by Matt Turner](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/eric-selland_object-states.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Jennifer Anne Eagleton, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Gill Shaddick, The Hong Kong Letters, Blacksmith Books, 2019. 244 pgs. [Editors’ note: Also read Susan Blumberg-Kason’s…
![[REVIEW] “The Expatriate Story: Gill Shaddick’s πβπ π»πππ πΎπππ πΏππ‘π‘πππ ” by Jennifer Anne Eagleton](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/hong-kong-letters_gill-shaddick.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Gill Shaddick, The Hong Kong Letters, Blacksmith Books, 2019. 244 pgs. [Editors’ note: Also read Jennifer Anne Eagleton’s…
![[REVIEW] “Flashback to a Time of Hope: Gill Shaddick’s The Hong Kong Letters” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/the-hong-kong-letters-1.jpg?w=800)
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{Written by DragoΘ Ilca, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} AgnΓ¨s Bun (author), Melanie Ho (translator), Thereβs No Poetry in a Typhoon: Vignettes from Journalismβs Front Lines, Abbreviated…
![[REVIEW] “πβπππβπ ππ ππππ‘ππ¦ ππ π ππ¦πβπππ: A Review” by DragoΘ Ilca](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/no-poetry-in-a-typhoon-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Matt Turner, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Liu Ding ειΌ and Carol Yinghua Lu η§θΏθ― (editors), Salon Salon: Fine Art Practices from 1972 to 1982…
![[Review] “Beijing! Beijing!: A Review of Salon Salon: Fine Art Practices” by Matt Turner](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/salon-salon_beijing.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Phill Provance, this review is part of Issue 46 (March/April 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Chris Song (author), Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Lucas Klein and Chris Song (translators), Rifle and Lily, Musical Stone Publishing,…
![[REVIEW] “Found in Translations: Chris Song’s Rifle and Lily” by Phill Provance](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/rifle-and-lily_cha-an-asian-literary-journal_chris-song.jpg?w=911)
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{Written by Nashua Gallagher, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Marc Nair, Vital Possessions, Ethos Books, 2018. 84 pgs. βThe cupboard, abandoned, is a question: of what we…
![[REVIEW] “Enhancing the Sum of Its Parts: Marc Nair’s πππ‘ππ πππ π ππ π ππππ ” by Nashua Gallagher](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/vital-possessions.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Phoebe Tsang, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Tiffany Tsao, The Majesties, Atria Books, 2020. 272 pgs. In her choice of title alone, Tiffany Tsao proves…
![[REVIEW] “A Brocade of Shimmering Emotions: Tiffany Tsao’s The Majesties” by Phoebe Tsang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/the-majesties-a-novel.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Simon Cartledge, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Richard McGregor, Xi Jinping: The Backlash, Penguin Random House Australia/Lowy Institute, 2019, 144 pgs. Richard McGregorβs Xi Jinping:…
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ Cha on Vigil. Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, Columbia Global Reports,…
![[Review] “Hong Kong Protest Movements: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s Vigil” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vigil_cha-an-asian-literary-journa.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Akin Jeje, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Bei Dao (author), Ted Huters and Feng-ying Ming (translators), Blue House, Zephyr Press, 2000. 262 pgs. First published…
![[Review] “Extended Musings: Bei Dao’s Blue House” by Akin Jeje](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bei-dao_blue-house.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Danielle Karanjeet J. de Feo-Giet, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Song Lin (author), Jami Proctor Xu (translator), Sunday Sparrows, Jintian Series of Contemporary Chinese Poetry,…
![[REVIEW] “A Poet of Contrast in New Translation: Song Lin’s Sunday Sparrows in Jami Proctor Xu’s Translation” by Danielle Karanjeet J. de Feo-Giet](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sunday-sparrows_cha.png?w=857)
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{Written by Reid Mitchell, this review is part of Issue 45 (January/February 2020) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Wai-Lim Yip, Arrivals and Departures: Poems, Memoir, and Chronology, Musical Stone Publishing Limited, 2017. 378 pgs. Arrivals and…
![[REVIEW] “Wai-Lim Yip’s π΄ππππ£πππ πππ π·πππππ‘π’πππ : πππππ , ππππππ, πππ πΆβπππππππ𦔠by Reid Mitchell](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/arrivals-and-departures_cha.jpg?w=1024)
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