China's Su Tong, 46, won the prestigious Man Asian Literary Prize in Hong Kong yesterday, with his latest work, The Boat to Redemption, a realistic novel set during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).
If you are curious about the novel Courage only because it would be the first work of Chinese gay fiction you have read, know this - it is not that gay.Their relationship is explored as an unusually intimate friendship, a bit one-sided, with Gao seemingly more interested in Hao. The author does a good job in presenting Gao, who loves Hao unconditionally.
Friday is National Boss Day in the United States but for employees who cannot imagine celebrating such a day, a new book titled "Working for You Isn't Working for Me" might come in handy.
If countries were fairytale characters, who would the United States be? New York Times correspondent Peter Goodman nominates Peter Pan, the boy who lives in a place called Neverland and refuses to grow up.
China has been invited to become the Country of Honor at the 2009 Frankfurt International Book Fair, which runs from Oct 14 to Oct 18.
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