Selections from April-June 2014: Reviews, essays, excerpts -- In addition to reviewing books about or of relevance to Asia, The Asian Review of Books also features essays by leading Asian writers and thinkers and excerpts from recently-published books, providing an unparalleled forum for discussion of key contemporary issues by Asians for Asia and a vehicle of intellectual depth and breadth where leading thinkers can write on the books, arts and ideas of the day.