NEWS

The Last Talent: Cai Lan’s Passing Closes a Chapter in Hong Kong Culture

With the death of the final member of the “Four Talents of Hong Kong,” TWOC revisits how these cultural figures influenced generations through their writing, wit, and screen presence

FICTION

The Jade Pendant | Fiction

Set against the Tang dynasty power struggle over the succession to Empress Wu Zetian, two assassins meet in a distant town. One must die—and with him, a version of royal history lost to time.

ARTS

The Wayward World of Wuxia

Martial arts epic novels of the 1950s