VIBErations Podcast Episode 55 - Author Paul French

Established in 2018 by Gary Brightman - VIBE is a Book & Music shop situated in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

In this episode I interview author Paul French.

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Paul was born in the London Borough of Enfield in 1966. He attended Raglan Junior School and Edmonton County School, North London. He gained an M.Phil from the University of Glasgow and studied Chinese at the City Lit.

After university, Paul worked briefly for Time Out magazine and Euromonitor in London before relocating to Shanghai. In 1997 he co-founded the independent research firm Access Asia. It specialised in analysing Chinese consumer and retail markets.

In September 2011 Access Asia was acquired by the London-based market research company Mintel. Paul left the company and China to become a full-time writer of articles and books about China, based in London.

His books include ‘Midnight in Peking’, ‘Destination Shanghai’, ‘City of Devils’ and ‘Her Lotus Year’.

Warm-up Questions 1. Favourite book or author? Graham Greene

2. Favourite films? Films of Zhang Yimou like 'Raise the Red Lantern', 'Shanghai Triad'

3. Preferred drink? Negroni

4. Life motto? ‘Get it written, get it right’

5. Favourite HK walk? Kadoorie Hill and area

6. Favourite HK restaurant? Grappas, Jardine House,. Indochine, Jimmy’s Kitchen, Pawn Restaurant

7. Best advice you were given? ‘Always make time for people who show up at events’ (Colm Toibin)

8. Favourite area of Hong Kong? Mid-Levels