100 Years of Chinese Literature: 1930-1939
Who owned the 1930’s: the author who gave us talking Martian cats, or the one who gave us a sentient decapitated head? Yes, it was a weird decade, was the 1930’s. Join us to learn more!
Posts Tagged: Modern Chinese History
Supplement #2: Jonathan Spence’s The Search for Modern China
The greatest modern scholar on China? That’s Lee’s line in the sand. But even Rob would agree you can’t go wrong reading Jonathan Spence. Join the discussion and tell us what you think!
Not Made in China, Part 5: San Mao and the Sahara
World traveler. Friend of Sahrawi freedom fighters. Ambassador for Chinese culture in northern Africa. San Mao had the kind of life that few of her time, or any other, have had. Not surprisingly, she’s still one of the most popular writers in the Chinese language, decades after her death.