Recent Posts: The Sun Rises in the East
French Anime “Funan” Explores Family Separation Under the Khmer Rouge
I recently went to see Dennis Do’s exquisite anime “Funan”, which is a snapshot of one extended family’s struggle as the world goes crazy around them. It’s a tough subject matter, but the brutal moments are very tastefully done off-screen. The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the context of the family prior […]
Fifth Lucky Cat Series Promo Poster
Sketch 5 of my series of posters for The Lucky Cat Series depicting master sculptor Akio Yamamoto in his workshop. I decided that I’m doing two more sketches for a total of seven instead of just six, but I will also soon be adding some film reviews to this blog to fill in the void […]
Recent Posts: The Enlightened Rabbit Scholastic Society
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Mei Chen’s Tragedy – Frog, Part 4
The drama continues to build as we finish up Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”) this time. Part 3 has eight subchapters and focuses mainly on two entwined storylines, one following Wanxin’s fanatical pursuit of women hiding with illegal pregnancies, and … Continue reading
Clay Dolls and Forced Abortions – Frog, Part 3
Part 1 of the novel we’re currently looking at, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), ends on a particularly dramatic note that we’ve already seen building in the second to last subchapter where men were forced into sterilizations. This final subchapter … Continue reading
Contraception and the Sweet Potato Children – Frog, Part 2
The Chinese novel we’re currently reading, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的 “蛙”), continues with Tadpole’s feisty aunt becoming a midwife using new methods in the 50s. We learn in the section I’m covering this time both the birth and school … Continue reading
Like a Frog on a Lotus Patiently Waiting for a Bug – Frog, Part 1
This time we’re starting our new Chinese novel, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), which recently won the Nobel Prize. It can be purchased here in the original Chinese: http://www.yesasia.com/us/wa-nuo-bei-er-jiang-zhen-cang-ban/1035263062-0-0-0-en/info.html The English translation can also be preordered here: http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Novel-Mo-Yan/dp/0525427988/ref=la_B00456NMNM_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411222518&sr=1-5 The translation … Continue reading
