Updated: May 3, 2018 (No plans to further update) Quick Guide to China’s Contemporary Ethnic-themed Literature in Translation I’m often too busy to immediately write a well-researched post about contemporary “ethnic-themed” fiction that has been translated and published in a foreign tongue. This is a loose category (民族题材文学) that includes stories — regardless of the … Continue reading Quick Guide to China’s Contemporary Ethnic-themed Literature in Translation
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“Champa the Driver”: Tibetan Dreamer in an Alien Land
Original Chinese novel: 《裸命》 English title: The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver Author: Chan Koonchung (陈冠中) Translator: Nicky Harman Reviewer: Bruce Humes “Dreams are so good. Why do we have to make them a reality? ” What’s a young Tibetan stud to do for a living nowadays in a tourist hotspot like Lhasa? And what … Continue reading “Champa the Driver”: Tibetan Dreamer in an Alien Land
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