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Bridge of Birds

Posted on: July 9, 2013 Last updated on: July 9, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
A brilliant and tasteful aunt bought me Bridge of Birds when I was in my late teens or early 20’s, Shortly after when the book came out.  She’d turned me on to Shel Silversteen, and this book had even greater impact.…
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Dream of the Red Chamber: the Story of the Stone

Posted on: July 8, 2013 Last updated on: August 2, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
One thing I love about camping, is that it will get me started on a piece of great literature that might not compete well against all the distractions of modern edutainment.  I finally read The Dream of the Red Chamber.…
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10 Words: literature by Yu Hua

Posted on: April 16, 2013 Last updated on: April 16, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
Read 10 Words (link to Amazon) by Yu Hua last summer for the ASDP China summer institute.  I expected it to be practical introduction to the Chinese language and linguistics, but the thoughtful and personal recollection and exploration of Chinese…
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Movie night: The World of Suzie Wong

Posted on: April 11, 2013 Last updated on: April 11, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
The ferries in Hong Kong hadn’t changed much from 1960 when this movie was made, until I visited in the mid-to-late 90’s.  I remember picking up the book in a hotel lobby, or got from a fellow expatriate. I’ve been…
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Creative Writer’s Readings 11/18/12

Posted on: November 28, 2012 Last updated on: November 28, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Explaining White Man’s Burden to a Colored 5 Year Old. “That’s not for me” the boy explained. He’d been reading the development wheel, and  I’d been co-opting that as a teachable moment.  I incorporated the guilt training I’d had as…
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“The Lottery”

Posted on: October 19, 2012 Last updated on: October 19, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Halloween is around the corner, and I’ve always had a special esteem for the particular brand of creepy found in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”   html of text free. PDF for free. Wikipedia Video short in 2 parts on YouTube:…
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Nobel Prize in Literature Announced

Posted on: October 12, 2012 Last updated on: October 12, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
The nobel Prize in Literature was just announced, and it goes to a Chinese Writer –  Mo Yan, who, while arguably not dissident, allegedly manages  find ways to tell inconvenient truths.  I am at the moment  unfamiliar with his work,…
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“Sabotuer” by Ha Jin

Posted on: October 8, 2012 Last updated on: August 2, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
For text free online see here. Class brought up some some good questions that indicate a need for a Chinese culural informant. authentic Chinese tea cups have no handles, so the distinction between a cup and a bowl is a…
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“Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress:” the movie

Posted on: August 24, 2012 Last updated on: August 25, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Just watched the movie, and it isn’t bad.  It isn’t the book I remember, but it was an official selection at the Cannes Film fest, won the National Board of Review in 2004, and was nominated for 1/2 dozen or…
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Book review: The Hunger Games

Posted on: April 6, 2012 Last updated on: August 2, 2013 Written by: gdixon3
A colleague offered me a copy of the Hunger Games a few months ago, and I put it on a shelf to get to after I finished up my dissertation.  I have to admit that the title and much of…
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