Blogs in January 1970

The Great Railway Bazaar 1st January 1970

The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux’s account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes – the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden...

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The Illicit Happiness of Other People 1st January 1970

Seventeen-year-old Unni has done something terrible. The only clue to his actions lies in a comic strip he has drawn, which has fallen into the hands of his father Ousep – a nocturnal anarchist with a wife who is...

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Home is a Roof Over a Pig 1st January 1970

The story of one family’s culture shock, as they settle to a new life in China. If you are relocating, or want greater understanding, or retrospectively want to capture time you have spent there, then this is definitely a...

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Rock Paper Tiger 1st January 1970

American Iraq War veteran Ellie Cooper is down and out in Beijing when a chance encounter with a Uighur-a member of a Chinese Muslim minority-at the home of her sort-of boyfriend Lao Zhang turns her life upside down. Lao...

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Delhi Noir 1st January 1970

Short stories under the editorship of Hirsh Sawhney. The legendary city of Delhi, India, provides fertile ground for stories of darkness and despair. Brand new stories by: Irwin Allan Sealy, Omair Ahmad, Radhika Jha, Ruchir Joshi, Nalinaksha Bhattacharya, Meera...

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