Matt Steinglass

Matt Steinglass is the Hanoi correspondent of the German news agency DPA.

Intergenerational Turmoil in China Intergenerational Turmoil in China

Three recent books trace the generational fault lines of the Confucian family during China's past and present revolutions.

Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

Questions of Loyalty Questions of Loyalty

Revisionist histories of the Vietnam War challenge the notion that the South Vietnam government was a dysfunctional pseudo-state.

Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter

Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream

In a cluster of beach bungalows in Ghana in December 2000, my wife and I encountered the Peace Corps dream.

Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

Moses Goes Down Moses Goes Down

If upon reading the first sentence of Moses Isegawa's debut novel, Abyssinian Chronicles, in an Amsterdam bookstore a few years back, I quickly re-read it a few times and committ...

Mar 18, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

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