Ultimate China Bookshelf

Paul French's column "Ultimate China Bookshelf" is back, now on the Sinica Substack!

Ultimate China Bookshelf #56: Isabel and David Crook's "Ten Mile Inn"

Revolution in a Chinese Village, published in 1959

Oct 19, 2024 • Paul French

Ultimate China Bookshelf #55: Jack Chen’s A Year in Upper Felicity

Life in a Chinese Village During the Cultural Revolution, published in 1973

Sep 20, 2024 • Paul French

Ultimate China Bookshelf #54: William Hinton’s Fanshen

A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village, Published: 1966

Sep 6, 2024 • Kaiser Y Kuo

Ultimate China Bookshelf #53: The Ballad of a Small Player

His name: Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark decadent casinos of Macau. His Game: baccarat punto blanco — ‘that slutty dirty…

Jul 12, 2024 • Paul French

The Ultimate China Bookshelf #52: Austin Coate’s "City of Broken Promises"

A historical reconstruction of the years 1780 to 1795 in Macao — Published in 1976

Jun 14, 2024 • Paul French

The Ultimate China Bookshelf #51: Harriet Low's Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life

The Journal of a traveling Spinster — Published 1829-1834

May 31, 2024 • Paul French

The Ultimate China Bookshelf #50: Lijia Zhang's Socialism is Great!

A Worker’s Memoir of the New China — Published 2008

May 17, 2024 • Paul French