David Eimer
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David Alexander Eimer is a journalist and author. Eimer is a former foreign correspondent for The Daily Telegraph covering China and for the South China Morning Post covering Southeast Asia.
Career
[edit]Eimer is a former correspondent in southeast Asia[1] and China for the Sunday Telegraph, working there from 2007 to 2012.[2]
Books
[edit]A Savage Dreamland
[edit]A Savage Dreamland; Journeys in Burma (Bloomsbury 2019) is about Burma, a country Eimer explores though historical and scholarly sources, in interviews, and by travel to parts of the country rarely seen by tourists.[1][3][4]
The Emperor Far Away
[edit]The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China (Bloomsbury 2014).[5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Eimer lives in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Orwell's elephant; A writer's journey through Myanmar (book review)". The Economist. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b Ross, John Grant (26 April 2016). "Author Interview: David Eimer". Bookish.asia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Kerr, Michael (26 June 2019). "A Savage Dreamland, review: a multi-voiced account of life in fractured Burma (book review)". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Gillet, Kit (30 May 2019). "Myanmar's beauty and troubles laid bare in A Savage Dreamland (book review)". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Hilton, Isabel (30 August 2014). "The Emperor Far Away review – an ambitious guide to China's far-flung corners (bookReview". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (4 August 2014). "An Antidote to Illusion, Examining Restive Borders (book review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Mitter, Rana (11 August 2014). "The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China by David Eimer, review: 'a fascinating portrait'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2019.