How People Live in Contemporary China

BOOKS

Can Xue: The Experimental Voice of Chinese Literature

Once again, she didn’t win the Nobel Prize in Literature—but at this point, her legacy may already be secured

By Dylan Levi King November 6, 2024

BOOKS

Is China on Track for Another Nobel Prize in Literature After Mo Yan?

Canadian literary critic Dylan Levi King examines how Can Xue, who has thrived outside the Chinese literary system, has emerged as a frontrunner for this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature

By Dylan Levi King October 8, 2024

BOOKS

A Modern Look into Lin Yutang’s Timeless Classic

Celebrating the 129th birthday of modern Chinese writer Lin Yutang with a reflection on “My Country and My People” and its insights into the roots of Chinese society

By Carlos Ottery October 7, 2024

BOOKS

Revisiting “Monkey,” Arthur Waley’s Artful Reimagining of a Chinese Classic

With the recent release of “Black Myth: Wukong,” Canadian writer and translator Dylan Levi King reflects on the popularization of a Chinese literature classic

By Dylan Levi King October 2, 2024

BOOKS, FEMINISM

The Feminine Critique: Women and the Absent Men in Chinese Family Life

Award-winning writer Yao Emei portrays the dark, brutally honest reality of women’s struggles in Chinese families, often due to men, in her latest short story collection, “The Unfilial”

By Hayley Zhao August 29, 2024

BOOKS

Revisiting the Chinese Labor Corps: An Interview With Author Fan Wu

Chinese American writer Fan Wu discusses language, identity, and her motivation for revisiting the Chinese contribution to WWI in her new book “Souls Left Behind”

By Hayley Zhao April 26, 2024