Postcards From Tomorrow Square by James Fallows
By Mel Fabrikant Friday, March 20, 2009, 04:29 PM EDT
Read the book, I k now the author is a worthy introduction. While it may not tell you too much about the book, it will tell you about the man. Postcards From Tomorrow Square gives you an intelligent inside look about China and how, at times, it seems to shoot itself in the foot. James Fallows, a feature writer for Atlantic Monthly, is an accomplished author.
I met Jim briefly at a Chanukah celebration at the home of my brother Marvin in Washington, DC. He sat at the foot of the long table . I sat next to him and opposite his son Tommy. http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20060117182134721 Almost everyone there was a stranger to me except for my newly reunited Fabrikant family. At that time, fairly new to www.Paramuspost.com, I asked him what he did. He laconically replied that he wrote an occasional article for Atlantic Monthly. Only later did I learn that he was a feature writer. Of course I proudly told him I was a writer also.
When I returned to Paramus, I rushed out to purchase the magazine. Alas, there were no articles by James Fallows. I mentioned this to Bob, my other brother, and he suggested that I write to Jim and ask for a refund. Jim replied in kind telling me that I bought the wrong edition, that he had ten thousand words in the previous month. Since he didn't offer a refund, I went to the Paramus Library and looked it up.
After reading a very impressive article, I Googled James Fallows and was in awe of his many literary accomplishments. That article, that impressive article, told me that I couldn't shine the man's shoes when it came to writing.
Postcards From Tomorrow Square is written from China. Jim and his wife moved from DC to China for a three year period. He was in the states recently and stayed with Marvin and Patty, my brother's hospitable wife. They are even mentioned in the Introduction.
Buy the book …. I know the author … you will be impressed also!
