Asia Global Institute launches new journal: AsiaGlobal Online
The Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong has launched AsiaGlobal Online, a new journal focusing on “policy-relevant insights on global issues and from Asian perspectives.”
Modernization and the the Mosuo: An interview with Choo Waihong
Nicholas Gordon interviews Choo Waihong, author of The Kingdom of Women: Life, Love and Death in China’s Hidden Mountains.
2017 Best book roundup (updated)
Here is an unsystematic survey of “best books” lists and a highly unscientific indication as to where Asian books appear in the radar on the mainstream English language press. Only relatively long lists were chosen.
2017 Highlights
A tour around the region’s past and present in books: some high notes of the past year.
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“Classical music does not belong to the West”: an interview with soprano Lei Xu
Nicholas Gordon talks to Chinese operatic soprano Lei Xu, who is singing Violetta in More Than Musical’s production of La Traviata.
“The Phoenix Years: Art, resistance and the making of modern China” by Madeleine O’Dea
A few years ago, President Xi Jinping gave a speech which offered his views on the role art should play in Chinese life.
Wasafiri’s “Writing Hong Kong” issue
At the British Council in Hong Kong on Friday, the UK literary quarterly Wasafiri launched an issue dedicated to writing from the former British colony.
The Ganges and India’s Future: an interview with Victor Mallet
Nicholas Gordon interviews Victor Mallet, author of River of Life, River of Death.
Easternization: “A game-changer for not just the world economy, but also for international politics”
Nicholas Gordon interviews Gideon Rachman, author of Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond.
“A significant deterioration of the political environment”: an interview with Michael Vatikiotis
Nicholas Gordon interviews Michael Vatikiotis, author of Blood and Silk.
“The Souls of China” by Ian Johnson
How does one quantify something as ephemeral as faith? We have become familiar with accounts of China which predicate their analysis on statistics—hard numbers seeming one of the few means of offering an objective view of the scale and complexity of the country. And certainly when it comes to faith in modern China the numbers…
ASEAN has succeeded against all odds
Nicholas Gordon interviews Kishore Mahbubani, author of The ASEAN Miracle.
Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival, London 9-26 May 2017
The Asian Review of Books is highlighting works of authors appearing at the Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival later in the Spring. This list will be updated regularly as we get get closer to the festival opening, so bookmark this page and check back. Recent additions include an a new essay from Ece Temelkuran,…
