A review of the new English translation of the Chi Ta-Wei's "The Membranes," an eerily relevant imagining of the future
Three translated short stories from Yuan Zi, a pioneer of "Beijing drifter scar literature"
Jia Pingwa’s latest translated novel tells an alternative history of China through the music of mourning
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
A street stall seller finds himself at the center of an interplanetary business deal in Wang Nuonuo’s sci-fi short story
Yan Ge’s zoological thriller blurs the boundary between savagery and civilization
The distance in an intimate relationship—a short story from our issue “High Steaks”
A novelist discovers the power of words over life and death—from our issue “Contagion”
A moving and deceptively simple tale of the countryside—from our “Alpine Ambition” issue
A new translation revitalizes a Qing “morality play” about love and corruption for a modern audience
The late writer Sanmao’s memoir ‘Stories of the Sahara’ is a humanistic whirlwind through a harsh and poignant landscape
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