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.)
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