James Palmer
James Palmer was born in Manchester in 1981. He lives in Beijing. He has travelled extensively in East and Central Asia. A fluent Chinese speaker, he is an expert in comparative religion and has a deep fascination for the cultures of China, Mongolia and Tibet. His first book, The Bloody White Baron , was acclaimed by writers such as Simon Sebag Montefiore and Colin Thubron. Palmer's second book, Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes was about the death of Mao and the great Tangshan earthquake.
James Palmer was born in Manchester in 1981. He lives in Beijing. He has travelled extensively in East and Central Asia. A fluent Chinese speaker, he is an expert in comparative religion and has a deep fascination for the cultures of China, Mongolia and Tibet. His first book, The Bloody White Baron , was acclaimed by writers such as Simon Sebag Montefiore and Colin Thubron. Palmer's second book, Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes was about the death of Mao and the great Tangshan earthquake. See less
