WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Li Rui. Trees Without Wind: A Novel Translated by John Balcom (2013) “Balanced on the fulcrum of politics, self-interest, tradition, and desire, the novel presents a distinctively original perspective on the political struggles that turned China upside down during the Cultural Revolution.” —Carlos Rojas, Duke University … [Read more...]
Kiku’s Prayer
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Endo Shusaku. Kiku’s Prayer. Translated by Van C. Gessel (2013) “Endo writes with force and stylistic verve about the vexing experience of living at the intersection between cultures, religions, and belief systems. This novel is a touching, deftly handled character study that traces out the process by which Kiku achieves self-understanding and … [Read more...]
River of Fire and Other Stories
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA O Chonghui. River of Fire and Other Stories. Translated by Bruce and Ju-chan Fulton (2012) "River of Fire and Other Stories tracks the career of one of South Korea’s most consummate writers, subtly suggesting the violent undertones of life under military dictatorship and the malaise of urban life, and coming to a close with a moving meditation … [Read more...]
Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Dung Kai-cheung. Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City. Translated by Dung Kai-cheung, Anders Hansson and Bonnie S. McDougall (2012) “Dung Kai-cheung's Atlas: The Archeology of an Imaginary City is a most unusual work in the history of modern Chinese literature: part fiction, part history, part theory—all in the service of the author’s … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Shellen Wu’s “Empires of Coal”
We are pleased to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Empires of Coal: Fueling China’s Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860-1920, published by Stanford University Press. The book’s author is Shellen Xiao Wu, an assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. In this study about the international … [Read more...]
