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Editors’ note: Oliver Farry was one of the speakers at Cha‘s “Writing COVID-19” (Thursday 30 July 2020). He read this piece written specifically for the event. On the face of it, COVID-19 was a boon of sorts for the writer.…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “Writing COVID-19” by Oliver Farry](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/oliver-farry-1.jpg?w=1024)
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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 David W. Landrum, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Wu Sheng (author), John Balcom (translator). My Village: Selected Poems 1972-2014, Zephyr Press, 2020. 188 pgs. Poets ancient and modern,…
![[REVIEW] “Land, Plants, Weather, and People: The Poetry of Wu Sheng” by David W. Landrum](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wu-sheng_my-village-selected-poems.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…
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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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Summary All Flowers Bloom is the story of two souls whose love survives war, famine, and even death, spanning the history of mankind and beyond. It imagines a place outside history, a great pleasure cruise where souls live in eternal…
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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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