Shanghaiist: Interview: Zachary Mexico on China Underground

eileen101

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:27:32 +0700

As David Perry aboved says: [Mr. "Mexico" is quite candid about his pen name and background if you ask him (he mentioned it at the SILF and in the Urbanatomy interview), so there's no cover to be blown, really.] So why the censorship, Rebekah? Please explain this.

eileen101

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:16:58 +0700

Rebekah, When you censor my writing Waldman's real name in my post above be deleting it out and making it into {xxxx[ do you realize you are practicing the same kind of chinese communist thuggery censorship that you supposedly abhor? Or have you been inside Commie China so long that you are now a facist like the Chicoms who practice blotting out the truth? Shame on you, Rebeka. If i ever run into Zachary again i will report you to him. Terrible, girl! RE: my earlier post that you CENSORED. OUCH! "Newsweek magazine blogged last week that "Zachary Mexico" is the pen name a Jewish indie rocker bar owner and alt China hand named [xxxxx THIS WAS CENSORED. WHY? I HAD WRITTEN WALDMAN which Newsweek and 1000 other blogs say is his real last name. Rebekah, repent!] whose parents run a major swimsuit apparel firm founded by his great grandfather in New York area. Mexico apparently confessed to the Newsweek reporter over a few dozen glasses of cheap Chinese wine during a long night in Beijing....

David Perry

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:01:08 +0700

It was in Garden Books as early as three weeks ago, so I think it's just sold out. Mr. "Mexico" is quite candid about his pen name and background if you ask him (he mentioned it at the SILF and in the Urbanatomy interview), so there's no cover to be blown, really.

Andy Best

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:47:24 +0700

I had a look for it in Garden Books today. I usually found the latest China hand book in there. No sign though. Maybe it's too new yet?

Rebekah Pothaar

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:59:15 +0700

@ druibal, as far as I know, the book sold out at the lit fest yesterday, so you might have to get it off amazon. @ eileen101, not sure what the point of your comment is. Many authors use pen names (because they would rather not have their real name blabbed out on the internet, for example). And how exactly is this a confession?

eileen101

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:26:06 +0700

Newsweek magazine blogged last week that "Zachary Mexico" is the pen name a Jewish indie rocker bar owner and alt China hand named [xxxxx] whose parents run a major swimsuit apparel firm founded by his great grandfather in New York area. Mexico apparently confessed to the Newsweek reporter over a few dozen glasses of cheap Chinese wine during a long night in Beijing....

druibal

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:13:37 +0700

Hey im really interested in the book, any way i can get it somewhere in shanghai? or is it only on amazon?