Zhao Hong is a professor in the Foreign Language Institute of the East China University of Science and Technology, based in Shanghai. One of the chapters in her book ‘Exploring Language Culture/语言文化探索’, published in 2015, is entitled ‘Is Chinese a… Read More ›
Books
Zhao Hong’s book ‘Exploring Language Culture’
When I last visited Beijing I purchased a copy of a recent book by Zhao Hong (赵宏）at the Wangfujing bookshop: “Exploring Language Culture/语言文化探索”. Zhao Hong is an assistant professor in the Foreign Language Institute of the East China University of… Read More ›
Alain Minc – ‘Le mal français n’est plus ce qu’il était’
While visiting France recently I saw Alain Minc interviewed on television in relation to his new book “Le mal français n’est plus ce qu’il était“. I decided to read the book and found it a useful commentary on current problems… Read More ›
Georges Simenon and Inspector Maigret…
I have read three of the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon over the past week. I was well aware of Simenon’s reputation as a crime novelist but had never read any of his work before; it is definitely a case of better… Read More ›
Michael Ingle - Interesting Times 