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Tag: China

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Espresso Shots: Wanting, by Claire Jia

September 21, 2025 driftlessareareview

Wanting by Claire Jia is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, adultery, media, and resentment. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Wanting, by Claire Jia

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Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

October 20, 2024 driftlessareareview

Like all good romances, Good Women displays the inherent decency of people. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

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Espresso Shots: Inhospitable, by Marshall Moore

December 16, 2021December 12, 2021 driftlessareareview

From posh districts to dangerous back-alleys, Inhospitable is an adventure involving this life and the next. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Inhospitable, by Marshall Moore

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Espresso Shots: Hong Kong Noir, edited by Jason Y. Ng and Susan Blumberg-Kason

December 14, 2021December 12, 2021 driftlessareareview

As always, Akashic Books crafts a brilliant anthology. Highly recommended for those wanting to explore Hong Kong’s dark underbelly. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Hong Kong Noir, edited by Jason Y. Ng and Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Hong Kong Week

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 driftlessareareview

This week we explore the underbelly of Hong Kong with two books, Hong Kong Noir and Inhospitable. Continue reading Hong Kong Week

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Short Takes I: Chinese Poetry

April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 driftlessareareview

An early example of poetry by women in China. Continue reading Short Takes I: Chinese Poetry

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A Cultural History of the Chinese Language, by Sharron Gu

May 6, 2012 driftlessareareview

A Cultural History of the Chinese Language by Sharron Gu attempts to provide a means for non-specialists to approach Chinese, not from the technical and scientific discipline of linguistics, but from the discipline of literary history. Continue reading A Cultural History of the Chinese Language, by Sharron Gu

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