Tag: Paul French

The Street Where You Live

Post author By Karen Kao
Post date 2020-05-10

Now that the dust has settled from our trip around the world, it’s time to revisit my novel-in-progress, Peace Court. To be honest, I’m a little scared to venture down that street. What if my trip has caused a reality shift due to time or distance or both? What if I have to rewrite the […]

Tags Deke Erh, Frank Dikotter, Paul French, Ruben Terlou, Tess Johnston

Shanghai

Shanghai Mind

Post author By Karen Kao
Post date 2018-08-08

To shanghai is to Force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhand means. The word dates back to late 19th century Shanghai and, indeed, all the tropes are there. The drugs, the crime, the indentured service. When we think of the residents of Shanghai, we see […]

Tags Alex Gobin, Andrew David Field, Arthur Ransome, Emily Hahn, Jane Wang, Jonathan Hutt, Juli Min, Lynn Pan, Paul French, Shao Xunmei, The Shanghai Literary Review

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