If you are looking for downtime reading, here are a few of my favorite, most enjoyable nonfiction choices from my reviews for Zócalo Public Square:
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Also posted in China, world Tagged Asia, books, China, Demick, Korea, nonfiction choices, North Korea, Peter Hessler, Zócalo Leave a comment
The best reporting on the Sichuan Earthquake you’ll never see
When I was at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea, I went to a hotel on the beach to meet a documentary filmmaker from Beijing. I was very impressed by his film, Who Killed Our Children.
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emerging in California
After just over a week in semi-hiding, I am proud to say that I’m back in California. It’s been one year and one week of traveling and teaching and writing (and eating) in Asia and it feels good to back where the avocados are cheap and the toilet paper is two-ply, even in public restrooms.
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queuing for movies
They all said the Pusan International Film Festival is the premiere festival in Asia. I’m no Asia film scholar, but it certainly is a big deal here. I’ve never seen teenagers wake up so early to get movie tickets before.
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Also posted in Malaysia, Singapore Tagged asia pacific arts, Brian Hu, documentary, Hong Kong, Kim Dong-won, Pusan, pusan international film festival, Singapore, singapore malaysia 5 Comments
