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A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo I have to admit I didn’t read the whole book. I borrowed a copy from my friend but only had enough time to have a quick glance. I read the...
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A Chinese week: Chinese in Britain and Getting Rich First
BBC Radio 4 last week broadcasted two programs about China and Chinese. Anna Chen tracked the lives of early Chinese migrants in the UK in her 10-part series Chinese in Britain, while Duncan Hewitt...
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Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China
In the introduction of his new book Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China (Chatto and Windus), Duncan Hewitt wrote that when he sat at the cafe of Shanghai IKEA, he can see cars and trucks were...
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of the Rising Power
It is a bit strange to find Rob Gifford’s China Road in the travel section of my local bookshop. Route 312, where the author traveled from end to end, is not exact your typical tourist route. Nor is it...
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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is a collection of ten short stories written by the Chinese author Yiyun Li. The sharp observation of human relationships, the sometimes punchy, sometimes minimalistic...
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Mariella Frostrup asked in her Open Book programme on BBC Radio 4 whether there is a Chinese Jane Austen, whose work a listener’s fourteen years old daughter could enjoy. There are several authors...
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I’ve started a weekly UK book charts review on my Chinese blog (taohuawu.net) a couple of weeks ago. This is aimed to Chinese readers who are interested in the latest trend in English language book...
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Book review: When a Billion Chinese Jump
My review of Jonathan Watts’s book When a Billion Chinese Jump for China Today. This was written in Chinese and later translated into English. When A Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save Mankind –...
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Book review: Henry Kissinger’s On China
My review of Henry Kissinger’s On China for China Today. This was written in Chinese and later translated into English. On China Author: Henry Kissinger 608 pages, hardcover £30.00 Published by Allen...
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