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Q: Has anyone read any good China-related books lately?
11 years 25 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment - China
1. The Soong Dynasty
The tale of the Soong family, one of the most influential families on modern-day China.
Author: Sterling Seagrave
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A more recent travelogue than Riding the Iron Rooster, Evans travels by rail and bus to interesting parts of China. A sole woman traveler, it's a good read if you're thinking about backpacking or traveling on your own.
Author: Polly Evans
3. Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City
A well-told history of Shanghai. This book really takes you down the laneways and into the opium dens of Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s.
Author: Stella Dong
4. Pearl Buck, The Good Earth
Inside the Red Mansion. I just read it, its about Lai chang xing in Xiamen, and the whole story behind that. Really good insight to the inner workings . Its written by a journalist.
Not lately, but 'The Long March:The true story behind the legendary journey that made Mao's China' which I read 4 years ago was excellent. Highly recommend. Two very genial and easygoing guys from the UK retracing the route of the Long March by foot, meeting all sorts of interesting people along the way.
http://www.amazon.com/Long-March-behind-legendary-journey/dp/1845292553/...
I got a really interesting china related book but I have yet to read it. I've probably only read the summary and it is about history not to long ago. I need to read that soon. All I can say is that the event in the book occured about 20 years ago so that's not that long ago and it is a nonfiction book.
