#chineselit — Public Fediverse posts
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Just finished the April issue of @clarkesworld (late, I know) and as usual, it was great--full of thought provoking stories overflowing with humanity.
But I think the story that stood out the most in this issue was 'Still Water' by Zhang Ran (tr. by someone--the epub I read the story on and the website list different translators, so I don't really want to credit a specific person).
It's a story about ALS (terminal disability) and our relationship with our mothers. I really like the way it dips between different timelines and perspectives (in a sneaky way). It made me cry a lot.
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Just finished the April issue of @clarkesworld (late, I know) and as usual, it was great--full of thought provoking stories overflowing with humanity.
But I think the story that stood out the most in this issue was 'Still Water' by Zhang Ran (tr. by someone--the epub I read the story on and the website list different translators, so I don't really want to credit a specific person).
It's a story about ALS (terminal disability) and our relationship with our mothers. I really like the way it dips between different timelines and perspectives (in a sneaky way). It made me cry a lot.
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This is big news:
OUP Launches Classical Chinese Literature Series
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4373
#ChineseLiterature #ChineseLit #ChineseClassics #Translation #OUP
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This is big news:
OUP Launches Classical Chinese Literature Series
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4373
#ChineseLiterature #ChineseLit #ChineseClassics #Translation #OUP
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The first book I'm reading this year is Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge. Compelling storytelling! Such a smooth read. #fantasy in a contemporary setting.
What are you reading?
#amreading #bookstodon #booklover #womenauthors #chineselit #bookrecommendation #monsters #mythology #ethnology
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
A famous #Chinese official and writer of poetry and prose, Yuan Zhen 元稹 (779–831), once found himself having to leave the capital for a new post in the provinces only a month after he had finally been able to return. His spouse, Pei Rouzhi, was not happy and started lamenting loudly when she heard the news. They reportedly had the following poetic exchange...
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
A famous #Chinese official and writer of poetry and prose, Yuan Zhen 元稹 (779–831), once found himself having to leave the capital for a new post in the provinces only a month after he had finally been able to return. His spouse, Pei Rouzhi, was not happy and started lamenting loudly when she heard the news. They reportedly had the following poetic exchange...
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
A 9thC #Tang dynasty anecdote collection (雲溪友議) tells of a wealthy man named Guo who had many concubines and maidservants, one of whom was named Sword Bearer (捧劍). She was always staring into the incense smoke during parties and not listening to orders, so was beaten often. Then she started writing poetry and things changed. Here are three of my #translations of her #poems, which are unusual in being written from a servant's POV.
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
A 9thC #Tang dynasty anecdote collection (雲溪友議) tells of a wealthy man named Guo who had many concubines and maidservants, one of whom was named Sword Bearer (捧劍). She was always staring into the incense smoke during parties and not listening to orders, so was beaten often. Then she started writing poetry and things changed. Here are three of my #translations of her #poems, which are unusual in being written from a servant's POV.
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
Hu Lingneng 胡令能 (785–826), who made a living polishing mirrors and repairing pots and pans, gained the power to write poetry after he dreamed that a Daoist sage named Liezi 列子 cut his belly open and placed a written scroll in his heart. He became a celebrity among the elites at the time, but never gave up his job as a tinker. Here are three of my #translations of his #poems, which are prized for their vivid immediacy...
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#Asianists @chinastudies #chineselit #poetry
Hu Lingneng 胡令能 (785–826), who made a living polishing mirrors and repairing pots and pans, gained the power to write poetry after he dreamed that a Daoist sage named Liezi 列子 cut his belly open and placed a written scroll in his heart. He became a celebrity among the elites at the time, but never gave up his job as a tinker. Here are three of my #translations of his #poems, which are prized for their vivid immediacy...