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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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Distant Pastures
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
FICTION
Starside Economy | Short Story
A street stall seller finds himself at the center of an interplanetary business deal in Wang Nuonuo’s sci-fi short story
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The Beasts Within
Yan Ge’s zoological thriller blurs the boundary between savagery and civilization
FICTION
The Empty Room | Short Story
The distance in an intimate relationship—a short story from our issue “High Steaks”
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The Trial | Short Story
A novelist discovers the power of words over life and death—from our issue “Contagion”
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The Eighth Prince | Short Story
A moving and deceptively simple tale of the countryside—from our “Alpine Ambition” issue
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Soles of Wit
A new translation revitalizes a Qing “morality play” about love and corruption for a modern audience
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Desert Echo
The late writer Sanmao’s memoir ‘Stories of the Sahara’ is a humanistic whirlwind through a harsh and poignant landscape
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Strange (and Sad) Tales from a Chinese Studio
Pu Songling’s ghost stories were an escape from the poverty and disappointment of real life—excerpt from our book “Rivers Deep, Mountain High”
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