This strange ride through Vietnam, Russia and the world's many Chinatowns happens inside a metro in Paris and it deals with the repercussions of trying to belong in someone else's country.
Haha, thanks 🙏. Some weeks are really demanding. I don’t feel I’ll finish and this last one was one such. I’ve been an “other” in many places and the book really spoke to me in some of these ways.
I just saw a post by a woman who put up a pic of a ghost in a library…”me coming back as a ghost to read all the books I couldn’t read in my life”. This one really spoke to me!!!! Thanks, Srikanth!!!
Thanks for introducing a book with cultural reality and historical background. I will think and try to learn more whenever I will visit Chinatowns around the world. A great write up!
Thank you so much, Shobha. Yes, indeed, the book sensitized me to what we as immigrants find comforting in these "other" places. To belong anywhere completely will always remain a holy grail....
Thank you for reading books I don’t have time to. I’m vicariously well-read!
Haha, thanks 🙏. Some weeks are really demanding. I don’t feel I’ll finish and this last one was one such. I’ve been an “other” in many places and the book really spoke to me in some of these ways.
I echo Peter’s comments! Your newsletter is a great way to learn about books I don’t have time to read. Look forward to more.
I just saw a post by a woman who put up a pic of a ghost in a library…”me coming back as a ghost to read all the books I couldn’t read in my life”. This one really spoke to me!!!! Thanks, Srikanth!!!
Thanks for introducing a book with cultural reality and historical background. I will think and try to learn more whenever I will visit Chinatowns around the world. A great write up!
Thank you so much, Shobha. Yes, indeed, the book sensitized me to what we as immigrants find comforting in these "other" places. To belong anywhere completely will always remain a holy grail....