Jeffrey Meyer's Blog - Posts Tagged "fiction"
Exploring China
I’ve decided to begin this blog because I wrote a novel, A Call to China, which was published ten months ago by IngramElliott Press. Since then I have received many responses and reviews (currently 28 on Amazon and 15 on Goodreads), and many personal communications, email and postal, and at book signings and book club discussions I have attended. These have touched on some of the main issues raised in the novel: religion in general, and specifically in contemporary China; sectarian groups in China, religious experience, pilgrimage, mediums and spirit writing; the position of women in society, both in China and America, explorations of different understandings of the meaning of “family” today; history and myth; politics and the individual.
All of these and other topics have come up at one time or another in discussions and reviews of the book. I would like to explore some of these ideas, and others, in more depth, and that is the reason for this blog. I would very much like to have your opinion and insights into these topics, which are important today, and hope we can develop a dialogue and discussion, between you and me, and among everyone who cares to participate. On my end, I plan to write another entry in a few days on a more personal note, trying to explain my love for China, its people and culture, and some of the remarkable experiences I have had over the years while living in Taiwan and China.
All of these and other topics have come up at one time or another in discussions and reviews of the book. I would like to explore some of these ideas, and others, in more depth, and that is the reason for this blog. I would very much like to have your opinion and insights into these topics, which are important today, and hope we can develop a dialogue and discussion, between you and me, and among everyone who cares to participate. On my end, I plan to write another entry in a few days on a more personal note, trying to explain my love for China, its people and culture, and some of the remarkable experiences I have had over the years while living in Taiwan and China.
