Back to Black: Paul French Returns with "Destination Peking" and "Peking Noir"
Since the 2012 publication of the bestselling Midnight in Peking, Paul French has been linked to Beijing, or at least some historical iteration of it. Since then, he's followed up with Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking, and now starts 2021 with two new Northern Capital offerings: Destination Peking, a look at the lives of 18 Beijingers of note from the first half of the 20th century, and Peking Noir, a BBC Radio 3 docudrama, also available as a podcast. French talked to the Beijinger about why the city's history still captivates him. the Beijinger (TBJ): So for a guy who...
Source: thebeijinger.com