All things old China - books, anecdotes, stories, podcasts, factoids & ramblings from the author Paul French

The Thrilling Truth – Joseph Kanon’s Problematic Novel Shanghai – China Books Review

Posted: February 3rd, 2025 | No Comments »

A piece by me in the China Books ReviewThe Thrilling Truth – a review of Joseph Kanon’s Shanghai, a problematic thriller set in 1930s Shanghai that raises the question is history at risk of being overtaken by fiction?

collage by Claudia Clinck


Leave a Reply