Hypnotic video I took of a cargo ship passing down the Yangtze River in Wuhan at night as bats fly around (neon sign is China Agricultural Bank ad).
Categories: China
The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai. A novel (forthcoming)
Confucius and Opium — China Book Reviews: “An offbeat, erudite work of China-centered literary criticism” — Kirkus Reviews
The Kitchens of Canton. A novel: “An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture.” — Kirkus Reviews
American Rococo — Essays on the Edge: “Food for thought, elegantly prepared.” — Kirkus Reviews
At the Teahouse Café — Essays from the Middle Kingdom: “Insights into a culture that is notoriously opaque to outsiders.” — Kirkus Reviews
Massage and the Writer: “Fascinating portrait…into the titillating establishments the world has to offer.” — Kirkus Reviews
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
Lust & Philosophy: “A visceral novel that explores many different lusts and cultures.” — Kirkus Reviews
The Exact Unknown (Chinese):
SMASHWORDS:
確信的未知（繁體字）.mobi/.rtf/.txt
确信的未知（简体字）.mobi/.rtf/.txt
Lust & Philosophy (Chinese):
SMASHWORDS:
情欲與哲理（繁體字）.mobi/.rtf/.txt
情欲与哲理 （简体字）.mobi/.rtf/.txt
Some scenes are so dramatic, engrossing, they make a writer want to invent a marvelous story to go with them. Ships passing in the night are like that.