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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Chinese writer Yan Lianke--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Lianke
There's an article in The New Yorker, but the pay wall is blacking me out bc I have read "1/2 my quota" for this month.
Maybe you can find it and read it on your own.
He sure looks like a very prolific, talented and excellent writer.
kmk
10-10-2018
This reviewer in Slate likes latest Murakami novel--the walled city--the walled garden.
https://slate.com/culture/2024/11/haruki-murakami-book-city-uncertain-walls-severance-review.html
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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Famous+Chinese+tenors#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:12005ab7,vid:_d4ap5I_tmk,st:0
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https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books