Category: Issue 46
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{Written by Phill Provance, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, An Extraterrestrial in Hong Kong, Musical Stone Publishing, 2018. 45 pgs. If any one line hints at…
![[REVIEW] “The Art of Alienation: A Review of Tammy Lai-Ming Hoβs π΄π πΈπ₯π‘πππ‘πππππ π‘ππππ ππ π»πππ πΎπππ” by Phill Provance](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/an-extraterrestrial-in-hong-kong-1.jpg?w=969)
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{Written by Amanda Chan, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Cyril Wong, This Side of Heaven, Epigram Books, 2020. 176 pgs. Fire is mesmerising in the way that flames flicker…
![[REVIEW] “Tales from Life and the Afterlife: Cyril Wong’s πβππ ππππ ππ π»πππ£ππ” by Amanda Chan](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cyril-wong_this-side-of-heaven-1.jpg?w=798)
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{Written by Kayla Cadenas, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Kawika Guillermo, All Flowers Bloom, Westphalia Press, 2020. 356 pgs. What can a love story become in the middle of…
![[REVIEW] “The Mortality of Undying Love: Kawika Guillermo’s All Flowers Bloom” by Kayla Cadenas](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/all-flowers-bloom_westphalia-press-1.png?w=795)
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{Written by Michael Tsang, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Amy L. Atchison and Shauna L. Shames, Survive and Resist: The Definitive Guide to Dystopian Politics, Columbia University Press, 2019.…
![[REVIEW] “Not Definitive: A Review of Survive and Resist: The Definitive Guide to Dystopian Politics” by Michael Tsang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/survide-and-resist_amy-l-atchison-shauna-l-shames.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Cameron L. White, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jing Jing Chang, Screening Communities: Negotiating Narratives of Empire, Nation, and the Cold War in Hong Kong Cinema, Hong…
![[REVIEW] “Peripheries of Becoming: Reading Jing Jing Chang’s Screening Communities” by Cameron L. White](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/screening-communities-negotiating-narratives-of-empire-nation-and-the-cold-war-in-hong-kong-cinema-1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Ya Shi (author), Nick Admussen (translator), Floral Mutter, Jintian Series of Contemporary Chinese Poetry, Zephyr Press, 2020. 136 pgs.βPlease believe that the rays of light at nightfall have damp / antennae,β urges…
![[REVIEW] “On a Haunted Train: Reading Ya Shiβs πΉπππππ ππ’π‘π‘ππ in Nick Admussenβs Translation” by Joanna Krenz](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/floral-mutter_ya-shi_nick-admussen.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.} 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 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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