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Stories From Toon Street: Su Tong’s Latest Short Story Collection Reviewed
An imaginary Chinese village during the reform and opening era, with its oft-referenced “Toon Street,” is vividly depicted in a newly translated short story collection from the author of “Raise the Red Lantern”
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
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
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
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
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”
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”
Souls Left Behind: The Forgotten Chinese Heroes in WWI
Fan Wu’s latest historical fiction chronicles the often-ignored hardships experienced by Chinese laborers sent to Europe during WWI
Voice of the Masses: Su Tong’s Latest Translated Collection Reviewed
Su Tong’s new translated collection offers English-speaking readers a window into one of China’s best-known modern writers
Sci-Fi Luminary Chen Qiufan on AI and Chinese Literature Abroad
Renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan discusses his book “AI 2041,” humanity’s AI future, and how he gets published overseas
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