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Seen from afar: An outside view of the 'real' Japan
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Seen from afar: An outside view of the 'real' Japan

Donald Richie has been writing on Japan for 60 years, but which Japan?
6 reasons to visit Shanghai’s first private library
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6 reasons to visit Shanghai’s first private library

An unassuming shikumen building is making bookworms the new cool in town
Pakistani author H.M. Naqvi might need your pen
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Pakistani author H.M. Naqvi might need your pen

He's in Mumbai to compare notes with you about his new book "Home Boy" on July 9
Rachel DeWoskin: the writer befriending Shanghai's second wives
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Rachel DeWoskin: the writer befriending Shanghai's second wives

The author of "Foreign Babes in Beijing" and M's writer-in-residence is juggling a new novel, a TV pilot and a story about second wives in Shanghai
The original sexpat: Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse
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The original sexpat: Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse

Truth or fiction, Backhouse’s trysts with Qing dynasty prostitutes, eunuchs and Empress Cixi in ‘Decadence Mandchoue’ are definitely strange
Bringing 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' to life
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Bringing 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' to life

Mumbai theater producer Ashvin Gidwani takes Robin Sharma's best-seller from shelf to stage
Jeffrey Archer is top of the charts in India -- again
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Jeffrey Archer is top of the charts in India -- again

With one eye on the cricket, the lordly Lord Jeffrey Archer talks about launching his new series, ghostwriting, piracy and why Hollywood won't make his movies
The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra
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The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra

The Indian-born, American author is one of the stand-outs at this year’s Shanghai International Literary Festival
The best of the 2011 Shanghai International Literary Festival
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The best of the 2011 Shanghai International Literary Festival

This year's Shanghai International Literary Festival starts Friday, March 4 and boasts over 85 authors in 16 days. Here are the picks of the line-up
'Skagboys': Irvine Welsh leaks details of next novel at Jaipur Lit Fest
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'Skagboys': Irvine Welsh leaks details of next novel at Jaipur Lit Fest

The Scottish author also talks about his "matrix" writing technique, personal drug addiction and whether he thinks "Trainspotting" is a beautiful film
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