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Category Archives: Books
A handbook for staying healthy and regular
Newly translated, an ‘Everybody Poops’ for adults.
Posted in Books
Tagged books, cartoons, parasite, translation
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Publishing a “PRC historical library” in Hong Kong
Phoenix Weekly talks to Ho Pin (何频), founder of Mirror Books.
Posted in Books
Tagged Ho Pin, Mirror Books, Phoenix Weekly
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How the Nazis brought about the end of the Cultural Revolution
How The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was translated and circulated in China, from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Posted in Books
Tagged books, China Newsweek, Cultural Revolution, Hitler, Nazis, New Century Weekly, translation
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Swimming with Mao, a memoir essay
This memoir piece is by Xujun Eberlein, author of the new short story book Apologies Forthcoming’.
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged books, fiction, Mao Zedong, Xujun Eberlein
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Long Hair Drama, by Zhang Lijia
An except from Zhang Lijia’s book ‘Socialism is Great!: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China’.
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged books, memoir, Nanjing, socialism, workers, Zhang Lijia
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Bomb, Book and Compass book review
We just ploughed through Simon Winchester’s new ‘Bomb, Book and Compass – Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China’ – boy, do we want our money back!
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged book, culture, innovation
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Reality TV woes and the 2008 China Media Yearbook
The Beijing-based media consultancy CMMI has released the 2008 Edition of their China Media Yearbook and Directory. The excellent “yearbook” section of the publication sports essays with summaries, analysis and forecasts on the development of China’s media and media policy. The book also includes a directory of China media business listings and a host of statistics and graphics on the media industry.
Posted in Books, China Books
Tagged CMMI, media, media business, media regulation, Super Girls, TV
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Ice hockey and the last days of old Beijing
A chapter from Mike Meyer’s new book Last Days of Old Beijing.
Posted in Books, China Books
Tagged architecture, Beijing, chai, development, hutong, Last Days of Old Beijing, Michael Meyer, Mike Meyer, preservation, real estate, urban planning
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20 fragments of a ravenous youth: a review
Ian Wallace reviews Guo Xiaolu’s ’20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth’
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged books, Guo Xiaolu, novels, translation
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