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fast food in China

January 16, 2005

I read a book today that reminded me of an older train of thought I had while living in China. I have always been intrigued by the impact of fast food in China, and often wondered what it was like when the first KFCs began opening in China. Today they’re an accepted almost normal […]

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{ the bridegroom }

January 16, 2005

I just finished reading The Bridegroom, a collection of short stories by Ha Jin. The book read really quickly for me, three sittings altogether.
This collection includes 12 stories, all speaking about life in 1980’s Harbin, China. The context of the stories is well handled, and enough background is woven into the […]

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