Sometimes it’s hard to keep away from a difficult book that
one knows is hard to sell. This book
which is filled with wonderful photographs and illustrations of kites, is such
a book. Here are a few of the photographs that tempted this book seller to part
with his cash:
See what I mean? Stunning.
A real eye opener, not only for the kite enthusiast but for anyone with
an appreciation of art of any sort. Now
here’s the problem – all of the text is in Chinese. This would not be a problem in any Chinese
speaking (or reading) country. Indeed, I
would think that a book such as this would be eagerly embraced by anyone able
to decipher the text. Unfortunately here
in Australia there are fewer Chinese speakers (or readers) than in China and
those that are here are mostly not close to where I am now. This is a dilemma
that I have encountered previously with other foreign language books and the
truth is that a sale of these books is rare.
I’ve currently listed the book on ebay under the title “(Chinese
Kite Book)”. I feel that this is a bit
of an understatement as the book whilst being a Chinese Kite Book has a bit
more to offer than being a book about Kites.*
It’s possible that if this book were in the shop it would sell quicker,
or maybe not. So why did I buy this
book… because it’s got nice pictures.
* No offence meant to Kite flying enthusiasts.
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