I spoke about Xinjiang and Theresa May’s visit to China on The World Tonight on Radio 4 last night. That segment starts at 12:52.
Advertisements
A Balcony in the Forest
I wrote a short piece about the re-issue of Julien Gracq’s novel for the TLS.
Generation HK
I wrote about Ben Bland’s book on activism and identity in Hong Kong for the Financial Times.
Lost Species Day
I wrote about extinction for the LRB Blog. Spare a thought for the thylacine.
China Channel
The LARB has a new China blog which has lots of good content by people who really know their stuff. I wrote something for a roundtable discussion on Han Song’s story ‘Finished’, a Kafka-esque story about migrant workers.
Prospect piece
I wrote a piece for Prospect magazine about wealth inequality in China. It offers brief portraits of several people in my new book, Chasing the Chinese Dream.
Katalin Street
I wrote a piece for 3 a.m. magazine about Magda Szabó.
