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The Revenge Rocks | Fiction
Yang Ping's sci-fi story explores the darker side of humanity's space ambitions
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Burst Your Bubble With Taiwan's Queer Sci-Fi Classic
A review of the new English translation of the Chi Ta-Wei's "The Membranes," an eerily relevant imagining of the future
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Songs from the Past | Book Review
Jia Pingwa’s latest translated novel tells an alternative history of China through the music of mourning
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Lust, Revolution
In Yan Lianke's "Hard Like Water," eroticism and class conflict overlap within the Maoist vanguard of the Cultural Revolution
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Chinese Sci-Fi Inspired by Mars
As China's Mars mission sends images and data back to Earth, we look at Chinese sci-fi stories inspired by the Red Planet
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Exploring the Treachery of Language | Book Review
The latest translated "thriller" from Geling Yan is an experience in linguistic deception, down to the title and genre of the book
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Sojourners in Peking
Paul French's new book "Destination Peking" dives deep into the characters of Republic-era Beijing
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Distant Pastures
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
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Empire of Silver
Jin Xu's new book puts silver at the center of dynastic fortunes throughout Chinese history
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The Beasts Within
Yan Ge’s zoological thriller blurs the boundary between savagery and civilization
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Good Romance: Chinese Novels About Love
Romantic literature that influenced several generations
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Review: Tales of Ming Courtesans
Alice Poon’s historical novel is an evocative, socially conscious reimagining of four famous women in the late Ming dynasty
