Richard Bernstein

Richard Bernstein (born May 5, 1944) is an American journalist, columnist, and author. He writes the Letter from America column for The International Herald Tribune. He was a book critic at The New York Times and a foreign correspondent for both Time magazine and The New York Times in Europe and Asia.

Personal

Richard Bernstein was born in New York City but grew up on a poultry farm in East Haddam, Connecticut. After graduating from Nathan Hale-Ray High School, he earned a B.A. in history from the University of Connecticut, then did graduate work at Harvard University in History and East Asian Languages, receiving an M.A. Bernstein lives in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, with his wife Zhongmei Li and his son.

Career

Bernstein joined the staff of Time magazine in 1973. In 1979, he opened the magazine's first bureau in the People's Republic of China and served as the first Beijing bureau chief. While on staff at The New York Times his assignments included United Nations Bureau Chief, Paris Bureau Chief, National Cultural Correspondent, book critic,^[1] and Berlin Bureau Chief.

Published works

Bernstein's first book, From the Center of the Earth: The Search for the Truth About China (1982), was named one of the "Notable Books of the Year 1982" by The New York Times and solidified his reputation as a China expert.^[2] The Coming Conflict with China (1997) was chosen as one of The New York Times "Notable Books of the Year 1997."^[3]

Bibliography

• From the Center of the Earth: The Search for the Truth About China (1982)
• Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French (1990)
• Dictatorship of Virtue: Multiculturalism and the Battle for America's Future (1994)
• The Coming Conflict with China (1997), with Ross. H. Munro
• Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment (2001)
• Out of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero (2002)
• The East, the West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters (2009)

References

1. ^ "The Times Names New Book Critic", The New York Times, 7 February 1995.
2. ^ Biography, Master Media Speakers
3. ^ Notable Books of the Year, 1997, The New York Times, 7 December 1997.

External links

• Biography at Random House
• Profile at New York Review of Books
• Articles at The New York Times
• Articles at Time
• Interview with Bold Type Magazine
• Interview with Charlie Rose
• Booknotes interview with Bernstein on The Coming Conflict with China, May 11, 1997.