Silencing
Paul French
For English language readers outside China, these translations of The Running Flame and Soft Burial help to reframe Fang Fang as a writer of more than Wuhan Diary.
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When Gilbert & George went to China
Paul French
Among a post-Tiananmen flurry of activity, Gilbert & George, the British duo who’d been a dominant force in the UK’s 1980s art scene, made a trail to China and inspired many looking to break free of their constraints.
The defector talks
Paul French
Thae Yong-ho’s book, a must read for the dedicated band of North Korea watchers, reminds us of the millions still struggling to survive between the 38th Parallel and the Yalu River.
Protest and consensus
Paul French
One of the interesting ideas thrown up in Hong Kong a few years back has been a certain nostalgia for the late colonial period. But how enlightened was colonial public policy-making?
Intentional forgetting
Paul French
What a country doesn’t collectively talk about can often be more important than what it does. Tania Branigan’s book reveals the complexities of remembering the Cultural Revolution.
China calling
Paul French
The spy novel in the ‘Chinese century’
Writing China
Paul French
A British fascination, lived and imagined
Osborneland
Paul French
Alienated souls in exotic locations—welcome to Osborneland
Shanghai’s last race
Paul French
Horse racing, a symbol of British colonialism, went with the empire
Spark to fire
Paul French
The history of mass protest in Hong Kong