Links & notes: 'China's Gilded Age' by Yuen Yuen Ang

Our February book, China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption by Yuen Yuen Ang, sparked a dynamic conversation.

Please read on for some follow-up links and notes and details for our March discussion of The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes.

Links and notes for further exploration:

• Watch the trailer for The Transition Period, the 2010 documentary film referenced. (About the film.)

• Check out the trailer for The Chinese Mayor, the 2015 documentary film mentioned in the book. (About the film.)

• Listen to Yuen Yuen Ang on the Freakonomics podcast: "Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt than China--and How About Russia? (Update)"

• Read the transcript or listen to Ang on The Ezra Klein Show: "There's Been a Revolution in How China Is Governed"

• New from The New Yorker: "Battling Corruption in Ukraine--and the U.S." by James Lardner

• You also can find numerous videos featuring Professor Ang's talks.

Other upcoming events that may be of interest:

• On April 7, Litquake is hosting Andrey Kurkov, a Ukrainian writer, whose upcoming release in English, Diary of an Invasion, collects writing and broadcasts from the front lines of the war. Free to attend; donations please. Click here for event information.

Our March Discussion

For March, we turn to fiction with The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes, a novel about Dmitri Shostakovich.

Discussion details:

When:

Sunday, March 26, 2023

11:00 a.m. to approx. 12:30 p.m.

Where: Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

The book is in stock and available for purchase at a discount for book group participants. Ask at the check-out desk. (The ebook also is available, but without the discount.)