Ron Mueck’s perception-challenging, hyper-realistic sculpture: anything but life-size
Tag Archives: Far East South Asia and Australasia
Review no 130: The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha (Indonesia)
a choose your own adventure book from Indonesia
Review no 120: Flames by Robbie Arnott (Australia)
An astoundingly original, technically ambitious, magical realist novel set in a sort of alternative Tasmania
Review no 103: stories by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), and My Katherine Mansfield Project by Kirsty Gunn (New Zealand)
Exceptional, highly influential writing from New Zealand
Review no 99: Ai WeiWei (China) at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
A look at the work of contemporary Chinese conceptual artist Ai WeiWei
Review no 92: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (Vietnam)
Poetic auto fiction from Ocean Vuong
Review no 87: Arid Dreams by Duanwad Pimwana (Thailand)
An intriguing collection of short stories from one of Thailiand’s pre-eminent writers
Review no 81: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)
a quick and deceptively unchallenging read that reminded me of a Japanese Eleanor Oliphant
Review no 66: Two Films – 3 Idiots and Like Stars on Earth (India)
My foray into Bollywood
Review no 60: Kiki’s Delivery Service, film by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
Japan’s Studio Ghibli can be relied on for a visual treat for all ages.