http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/ For the love of language (and some fiber arts, too) Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/#comment-1776 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:12:22 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-1776 [...] newspapering, reading, reporting I found this book, The Banquet Bug by Geling Yan, via the list of Chinese must-reads published to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. I chose this one to buy (first) mainly because it deals with journalism [...]

]]> http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/#comment-1667 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:59:47 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-1667 OK, good to know. Thanks. I am so excited about these books!

]]> http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/#comment-1666 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:24:02 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-1666 I recommend Geling Yan’s work and encourage you to check out her website, http://www.redroom.com/author/geling-yan

]]> http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/#comment-1659 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:11 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-1659 You bet! I’ve read that Story of the Stone is the preeminent Chinese novel.

]]> http://wordlily.com/2008/07/25/books-on-beijing/#comment-1658 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:24:35 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-1658 I’ll have to check out The Story of the Stone. Thanks for mentioning it here. I’ve read many of the authors on your Beijing list – and concur!

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