tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post1386431346630706568..comments2023-06-05T07:33:16.696-07:00Comments on The China Beat: Coming Distractions: Two Kinds of TimeThe China Beathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17042877198563453117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-14883196716459186882010-03-25T06:02:57.751-07:002010-03-25T06:02:57.751-07:00I'm half way through Two Kinds of Time and rea...I'm half way through Two Kinds of Time and really enjoying it. It gives great insight into characters such as Rewi Alley and the real nature of the fighting (or lack of it) between the KMT and the Japanese. It's also interesting to read the first hand accounts from someone who was there, on the ground and could explain why the revolution was inevitable. Thanks!mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-81966080988663606842009-11-17T12:58:25.339-08:002009-11-17T12:58:25.339-08:00I was a young Marine in Peiping in 1946 and had an...I was a young Marine in Peiping in 1946 and had an introduction to Graham Peck which made my stay memorable. he did not return to the USA right after VJ day but stayed on through 1946, writing "Two Kinds of Time". His Yale classmate, John Hersey stayed with him during the winter of 45-46 while writing "Hiroshima". Graham was increibly kind to me, taking me to his favorite restaurants and introducing me to fantastic bunch of characters, including Robert Payne, the English author and his Franco-Chinese wife. I returned to the States in October 1946 and saw Graham once more, in Bedford, NY. I had a copy of "Two Kinds of Time" but it got lost and so I'm glad to be able to have it again!<br /><br />Michael CarterMCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784625595569633400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050554817776641945.post-19403380807814745352009-01-15T05:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T05:37:00.000-08:00Bob, share your memoir approach to our generation ...Bob, share your memoir approach to our generation of China types. A shared outlook and in our case a lot more in the specifics re-time and place.<BR/>Re Peck: A very dear friend of mine, Bill Powell, who lived with Peck and was one of his closest friend during the war years, just died (mid December). He spoke of Peck and the tragedy of his life often. Chris Rand, who wrote for the New Yorker, was another. Bill was 89 but the death came suddenly. The obits focused on the his trial in 1950s. But as a daily reporter and editor of the Weekly Review in the 1940s his writing and editing was crisp and in the Peck/rand tradition.<BR/>Comparisons with today's generation is interesting -- it is a rich period and Jeff is saying -- from the print media to the blogosphere. Strangely the controls coming from the Chinese side (for collaborative work) are similar.<BR/>Anyway enough. and grateful for getting the Peck book out and in circulation again . Steve MacKinnonsmackinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881367194155610347noreply@blogger.com