Endymion Wilkinson

Endymion Wilkinson is a British sinologist and diplomat who was E.U. Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 1994 to 2001. He is author of the multi-edition Chinese History: A New Manual (Harvard University Press, 2022, 50th anniversary sixth edition), an authoritative guide to Chinese culture and history from ancient China to 1976.

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Endymion Wilkinson’s China Bookshelf

The sinologist and former diplomat walks us through his teak-wood bookshelves on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and recommends five books out of 4,500.

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May 27, 5:30-7pm; Asia Society NYC

Tahir Hamut Izgil: Waiting To Be Arrested at Night

Join our book club in May to discuss Uyghur poet-in-exile Tahir Hamut Izgil’s memoir, a harrowing account of one family’s escape from the persecution of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, translated by Joshua L. Freeman and interspersed with Tahir’s own poems.

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Endymion Wilkinson’s China Bookshelf

Tahir Hamut Izgil: Waiting To Be Arrested at Night

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