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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…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “The Rebirth Redux: Writing All Flowers Bloom” by Kawika Guillermo](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/all-flowers-bloom_westphalia-press-1.png?w=795)
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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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[Editors’ note: Go to “Matches Polished into Lights: Tiananmen Thirty Years On”, which took place on 3 June 2019.] [Selected Works] [Andy’s biography] [Nelly Sachs’s “Corus of Orphans”] [Susan’s biography] [Yueran Zhang’sΒ “The Forgotten Socialists of Tiananmen Square” | Guo Ting’s…
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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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