Timothy Brook

Academic / Scholar

Canadian · 20th–21st century

Canadian historian and sinologist, primary author of the scholarly work Death By A Thousand Cuts, which examines the Chinese practice of Lingchi. Co-authored with Jérôme Bourgon and Gregory Blue.

Connection to Taylor Swift

Co-author of the book that provides the historical context for the central metaphor of Taylor's song 'Death by a Thousand Cuts.'

Notable Works

  • Death By A Thousand Cuts (with Jérôme Bourgon and Gregory Blue), Vermeer's Hat