uncanny parallels, revisited

[Michael Yates]

Fanshen is a  wonderful book and William Hinton is a great man too.  I
believe his daughter made a fine film about the dismantling of a very
successful commune.  Actually a lot of inspiring books were written
about China before and after the revolution of 1949 such as Red Star
over China by Edgar Snow and many others.

By the way , I saw a very interesting exhibit of photographs at the
International Center for Photography in Manhattan, the subject of which
was photographs from the US and the USSR in the 1930s with the focus on
the propaganda impact of both sets of photos.  Very compelling images.

Michael Yates

Michael Yates
"Peter K." wrote:
> 
> >"Peter K." wrote:
> >
> >> I'd be interested to hear comments about the list from the learned (and
> >> quirky) amongst you.
> >
> >I do not see on your own list the single greatest work in English (fiction
> >or non-fiction) in the 20th century: William Hinton's *Fanshen*. It is
> >on the Counterpunch 100.
> >Carrol
> 
> My list consisted of the books which are listed by Counterpunch and which I
> own.
> Never heard of *Fashen*. I'll check it out.