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The classic coffeehouse: Ten essentials

By Isham Cook on December 10, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A visual tour of coffeehouses around the world by a connoisseur, with a few pointers of advice.

The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel.

By Isham Cook on October 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Exotic woman unleashes the emotions in those she comes into contact with.

Sexual repression in the post-Covid-19 era

By Isham Cook on May 16, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Sex in the time of coronavirus in China and the U.S.

Covid-19 and the disease of American exceptionalism

By Isham Cook on April 18, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

The U.S. Government is more responsible for the Covid-19 carnage than the virus itself.

Confucius and Opium: China Book Reviews

By Isham Cook on February 7, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Book review essays tell China’s history over the past two centuries.

Writing China in English: Recent novels

By Isham Cook on January 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Difficult novels — and that’s a good thing — by Chinese and foreign expat authors.

The adorable expatriate eccentric

By Isham Cook on January 23, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

The term “expatriate” is a misnomer and misrepresents the life lived abroad.

Midnight in Peking and true crime fiction

By Isham Cook on January 11, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

A few maps put Paul French’s “true crime” story in perspective.

Chungking: China’s heart of darkness

By Isham Cook on December 29, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

A brief history of travel in China and the challenges of inhospitality.

Out of the squalor and into the light: When the Shanghai wall came down

By Isham Cook on September 15, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Glimmers of Shanghai’s modernity in a 19th-century courtesan novel.

The breasts of Bali: An update

By Isham Cook on June 22, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Things are grim on the ground but the tradition lives on in pictures.

Confucius and opium

By Isham Cook on April 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

An investigation of intoxicants in the time of Confucius.

Multilingualism and the time travel novel

By Isham Cook on November 3, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Writers who play carelessly with time may leave the language in tatters.

American fascism: The sexual rage of the state

By Isham Cook on August 31, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

The U.S. sexual surveillance state horror.

The expat and the prostitute: Four classic novels, 1956–62

By Isham Cook on June 11, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Reviews of McKenna’s The Sand Pebbles, Mason’s The World of Suzie Wong, Arsan’s Emmanuelle, and Reynolds’ A Woman from Bangkok.

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  • Writing China in English: Recent novels
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The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel: “Readers who enjoy quirky, erotic mysteries will savor this tale.” — BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly


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Confucius and Opium — China Book Reviews: “An offbeat, erudite work of China-centered literary criticism.” — Kirkus Reviews


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The Kitchens of Canton. A novel: “An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture.” — Kirkus Reviews


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American Rococo — Essays on the Edge: “Food for thought, elegantly prepared.” — Kirkus Reviews


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At the Teahouse Café — Essays from the Middle Kingdom: “Insights into a culture that is notoriously opaque to outsiders.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Massage and the Writer: “Fascinating portrait…into the titillating establishments the world has to offer.” — Kirkus Reviews


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The Exact Unknown and Other Tales of Modern China: “A surreal compilation of tales about sex, love, and money in the Far East.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Lust & Philosophy: “A visceral novel that explores many different lusts and cultures.” — Kirkus Reviews


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