Seen Elsewhere: Some People Juggle Geese

American-born, Singapore-resident writer and editor Lucy Day, who blogs at Some People Juggle Geese, has compiled a list of her own blog posts which may be of interest to readers of Asian Books Blog. Take a look!

Perspectives on China

·         A Chinese novelist’s essays on China

·         An expat linguist’s experiences in China

·         A Chinese-American journalist on modern China

·         Myth-busting essays about China 

·         Memoir of living through the Cultural Revolution

Chinese Language and Culture

·         The Chinese Almanac 

·         Chinese characters

Singapore Book Group: Hungry Hundred Book Club

·         Books Lucy Day has read with the Hungry Hundred Book Club 

·         English translations of The Dream of the Red Chamber

Language and Books in Singapore 

·         Singlish 

·         Getting your books in Singapore

·         A book from Singapore about World Englishes

·        More Singlish

Asian Translations and photos

·        Ruth Chew's children’s series translated from English into Japanese

·        Photos of books and book stalls in Vietnam

·        Photos of 6 translations of The Little Prince, 3 Asian, and 3 European

·        English translation of a Chinese sci-fi novel 

Lastly, check out Lucy Day's personal essay about reading books, and feeling vaguely pressured to pursue meditation on account of being an expat in Asia.

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