Author Description

China: A Home Away is the last work of Belgian scholar, Tangutologist, and pioneer literary agent Luc Kwanten. It represents his social and cultural musings gathered during a lifetime ofb teaching, research, and travel across Europe, the United States, and Asia. Born to a Jewish mother in the midst of Nazi rule, Kwanten’s early years were centered around a typical Western education. Later he discovered the vastness of East Asian and Central Asian language, culture, and examples of living. It was an experience that profoundly affected his life trajectory. He continued to serve as an educator and pioneering literary agent; promoting cultural exchange and understanding through the medium of books. Kwanten’s memoir is both candid and revealing, and offers a unique look at cross cultural influences affecting the popular conflicting opinions between eastern and western ideologies.