"Beijing Portrait of a City" is a captivating collection of
stories, essays, poetry and reminiscence by leading China authors,
storytellers and academics, about a city they know from the inside.
The book is the shared work of some of the city's finest writers
who lead us through 'hutong' alleys, antique markets, artists'
communities, gay bars, parks and the nostalgic streets of memory.
They beguile with poems, amuse with camel anecdotes and thrill with
two murder stories - one a genuine antique, the other a fictional
contemporary. They take us back to the often-ignored Mongolian
roots of the city and project forward to ask whether spectacular
modern architecture will suffice to return Beijing to what it sees
as its ancient place at the centre of the world. Compiled by
Alexandra Pearson and Lucy Cavender, the book interweaves its
written work with a collection of wry and telling photographs of
different aspects of the city, creating a compelling portrait of
Beijing. The contributors - including Zhu Wen, Adam Williams, Roy
Kesey, Ma Jian, Alfreda Murck, Tim Clissold, Catherine Sampson,
Peter Hessler, Karen Smith, Paul French, Michael Aldrich, Hong Ying
and Rob Gifford, all published authors and experts in their field -
have spent many years living in Beijing and know it from the
inside. Their individual contributions combine to leave a highly
original and unforgettable impression of one of the world's oldest
and most fascinating cities.
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