By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Veteran Asia correspondent Michael Schuman, now living in Beijing, has reported from various parts of East Asia …
July 2015
The Coded Body
Today’s post was originally published by LARB Channel The Offing. By E. Jane Throughout July, The Offing observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month …
Q&A with Shannon Young, Author of “Year of Fire Dragons”
By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham Shannon Young doesn’t content herself to work in only one genre. I first came across her …
Our Summer Pop-Up Membership Drive Is Here
The Los Angeles Review of Books is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We depend on our readers to exist. That’s why …
Seeking Alpha in 1992 Shanghai
By Austin Dean Recently in the main reading room of the Shanghai Municipal Library, the guy sitting next to me …
Translating and Tweeting
By Joanna Chen I’m in the lotus position above Iceland. I have two seats to myself and one more whenever …
Pets, Playmates, Pedagogues
Today’s post was originally published by LARB Channel The Offing. By Fran Ross Oreo, Fran Ross’s ground-breaking satire, was originally published in 1974. …
On Yan Lianke’s Fiction: Q & A with Translator and Literary Scholar Carlos Rojas
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Yan Lianke is an award-winning fiction writer in China, and has also been recognized internationally with the …
The Greening of Asia — An Interview with Mark Clifford
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Mark L. Clifford is executive director of the Hong Kong-based Asia Business Council. Clifford’s impressive resume includes …