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The Martyrdom of Liu Xiaobo

The Martyrdom of Liu Xiaobo

China’s dissident writer was an exemplar of iconoclastic intellectual spirit, pursuing a more humane society despite state repression. A new biography draws the arc of...
In-Between City

In-Between City

Hong Kong has been caught between empires — and narratives — for almost two centuries. The diversity of its early migrants made the city what...
Party Man

Party Man

China’s first paramount leader since Mao is, for all the ink spilled on him, a black box. But behind the speculation over his intent, Xi...
The Bones Remember

The Bones Remember

Three new books grapple with the suppressed histories of modern China, from the Cultural Revolution to the Covid pandemic. But for every state effort to...
The Shadow of Chiang Kai-shek

The Shadow of Chiang Kai-shek

China’s nationalist former leader has a mixed legacy. Two new books present him in a revisionist light — but what inheritance did the Generalissimo really...
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Book Club: Eileen Chang's Time Tunnel

Join us in September to discuss our next book club pick: "Time Tunnel," a collection of previously untranslated stories by Eileen Chang, one of the 20th century’s finest writers, 30 years after her death.
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