A man practising Tai Chi with a sword during sunrise at the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River in Pudong, Shanghai. Photo: AFP
East meets West, West meets East – say it three times quickly. It looks straightforward on paper, but, like the subject matter, turns out to be more complicated in practice.
Never judge a book by its cover, but what about its title? When I first saw the title of Gish Jen’s latest book, The Girl At The Baggage Claim, my initial reaction was “Thanks, but no thanks”.
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