#bei ling

[readerwithalotofplans]

Finished 'Ausgewiesen' by Bei Ling

This was a good read. The first few chapters were almost a little dull but it quickly got more interesting. I learned some things about censorship and freedom of speech in China, which is an equally interesting as sometimes frightening topic.

(Sadly I dont know the English title for this, but if you come across this author, maybe give it a try.)

Gave it 4/5 stars on goodreads.

[readerwithalotofplans]

Read some more of 'Ausgewiesen'. Starting to get more and more interesting. About 70 pages left. 😄

[readerwithalotofplans]

reading 4 books at the same time

Today I varied my reading by

continuing with 'Ausgewiesen' and 'Vor dem Fest'

picking up The Burning World by Isaac Marion again

and starting The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide by Douglas Adams.

Worked pretty well, as I was in the mood for about one chapter of each of those books.

[readerwithalotofplans]

The two books I start my first day of 'read every day of november' with.

'Ausgewiesen' - by Bei Ling I already started some days ago

'Vor dem Fest' - by Saša Stanišić I started today

[hongkongfp]

Sweden summons China ambassador after bookseller Gui Minhai reportedly seized from train in front of diplomats

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/23/sweden-summons-china-ambassador-bookseller-gui-minhai-reportedly-seized-train-front-diplomats/

[forsoothsayer]

Banishment by Bei Ling

Banished, I have left time behind My arm, curved in the act of writing Bent with the heaviness of memory Is a bow aimed at this foreign sky Blotting it out with the words of my country The sky is untiring, endless Its strength endures dry and stoic Bringing pain I have no words for Weight of memory imposed by winter I see shame that refused to be forgotten Planting a mission in my uncouth horizon Reading ends with a distant gaze Memory ignores the ringing bell Each experience is weary of the next This is not time's mistake This is only time's mistake Heavy and dark, the wheels of night Grind the past into sand. The deathless roots of things Hold us in stubborn coils I can wait in this banishment forever It is not my shame But a stain on the sky of my country

[hongkongfp]

Dissident bookseller Gui Minhai is staying in Eastern China and wishes to return to Europe, says friend

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/27/dissident-bookseller-gui-minhai-staying-eastern-china-wishes-return-europe-says-friend/

[metagnosis]

Coiled flat or running circles on the sea Plying emptily, the needle’s eye Vast settling of debris

Time has been cast as a bell

—Bei Ling, "Void"