Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
— March 18, 2013Former lawyer Tan Twan Eng tells Kate Whitehead how his friends planted the seeds of his award-winning novel
Continue Reading ...Former lawyer Tan Twan Eng tells Kate Whitehead how his friends planted the seeds of his award-winning novel
Continue Reading ...Malaysian author Tan Tweng Eng has won this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize for “The Garden of Evening Mists,” set in the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Malaysia.
Continue Reading ...Myanmar might be on the hot list of places to visit, but visitors should be wary of touching down in Yangon without a hotel reservation.
Continue Reading ...You’ve probably heard of John Wood, the former Microsoft executive who quit his job to change the world.
Continue Reading ...Burma’s largest city is buzzing and change is in the air—nightlife included
Continue Reading ...Myanmar’s first international book festival drew the country’s guiding light, leading writers and a home crowd intrigued by the give-and-take of it all
Continue Reading ...Though the “Lady” was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar’s changing book landscape
Continue Reading ...Getting to North Korea is the easy part – the real dilemma is whether or not to go. By visiting one of the world’s most isolated regimes are you condoning what goes on there, does it mean you’re ok with throwing political prisoners in labor camps – for three generations? It’s one of the few places…
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The British writer, headline author at the Hong Kong Literary Festival in November 2015, talks to Kate Whitehead about family, writing, and why she waited 30 years to move in with her second husband, and still sees the first
Not only has the German used military ‘dazzle camouflage’ for leather-goods brand MCM’s shop, he’s also used it in the product designs. And for good measure the display includes teapots, a pig, a skull and a severed arm. ‘It’s … about what a shape is, what a product is,’ he explains to Kate Whitehead