Facing Me Is You Hadil Tamim this year celebrating his 50th

this year celebrating his 50th translation of Arabic fiction

ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war

When his eccentric mother Pet shows up

are exquisitely compressed narratives delineating and exposing lives

For just one minute liberate yourself

Facing Me Is You Hadil Tamim this year celebrating his 50thEmbark on an intriguing journey of discovery into how high level Chinese party and government officials engage with the media. Packed with anecdotes, no detail is too small to escape the authors notice, from dressing to impress to addressing North Koreas nuclear aspirations, disputed islands in the South China Sea and UK demonstrations against the Beijing Olympics. This book lifts the veil on the behind the scenes dynamics of this hitherto opaque