Shamus A’Rabbit’s China Coast Ballads Back in Print

The excellent and rapidly expanding China reprints series Earnshaw Books is hosting yet another evening celebrating this month’s release of two new titles – The Peace Correspondent by Garry Marchant and China Rhymes by Shamus A’Rabbitt, featuring a new foreword by Andrew Chubb. I honestly never thought I’d ever see A’Rabbitt back in print!! In fact I think it’s my old battered original copy that got scanned to produce this reprint – a poet laureate of the Bund if ever there was one!

In honor of Mr. A’Rabbitt’s supurb Old China (often pidgin English) poetry, a poetry contest will be held with the first and second place winners receiving five great titles from Earnshaw Books. Original poetry and renditions of Mr. Rabbitt’s work, available at the door, are both welcome. All are invited to participate and pre-registration is not required.

Later, Graham “Shanghai” Earnshaw and Derek “Peking” Sandhaus will hold the second round in their no-holds-barred, in-your-face debate to determine the greatest city in Old China.

Complimentary drinks for the first 100 guests, and copies of both new titles available for a special 100RMB promotional price (normally 140RMB).

20% off food and drinks all evening.

Wednesday, July 29

7:30 pm

House of Blues and Jazz, No. 60, Fuzhou Lu (Near Sichuan Lu)