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pauraque) wrote2025-06-04 02:12 pm
pauraque) wrote2025-06-04 02:12 pm
Entry tags:
- book club,
- books,
- books: author: chi hui,
- books: author: rebecca f. kuang,
- books: author: wang nuonuo,
- books: author: xueting christine ni,
- books: editor: regina kanyu wang,
- books: editor: yu chen,
- books: genre: fantasy,
- books: genre: speculative fiction,
- books: theme: death,
- books: theme: gender & feminism,
- books: theme: magic,
- books: translator: judith huang,
- books: translator: rebecca f. kuang,
- books: type: essays,
- books: type: short stories,
- books: year: 2019,
- books: year: 2022
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, ed. Yu Chen & Regina Kanyu Wang (2022) [part 5]
This is the fifth and final part of my book club notes on The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories. [Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.]
"The Woman Carrying a Corpse" by Chi Hui (2019), tr. Judith Huang
( Why doesn't she put it down? )
"The Mountain and the Secret of Their Names" by Wang Nuonuo (2019), tr. Rebecca F. Kuang
( Wreckage from satellite launches threatens a rural village. )
"Net Novels and the 'She Era': How Internet Novels Opened the Door for Female Readers and Writers in China" by Xueting Christine Ni (2022) [essay]
( What it says on the tin. )
"Writing and Translation: A Hundred Technical Tricks" by Rebecca F. Kuang (2022) [essay]
( Kuang discusses translation. )
the end
I was pretty impressed by this collection. The stories spanned a lot of different themes and styles, and while not everything was to my taste, the quality of writing was high and it's hard to think of any entries that didn't at least offer something interesting to think about. There was agreement among the group that it's a good starting point for Chinese SF/F but of course it can only be a small slice of a huge and diverse field. I'd be interested to explore further.
I may need to sit out the next book for scheduling reasons. But even if so, I will return!
"The Woman Carrying a Corpse" by Chi Hui (2019), tr. Judith Huang
( Why doesn't she put it down? )
"The Mountain and the Secret of Their Names" by Wang Nuonuo (2019), tr. Rebecca F. Kuang
( Wreckage from satellite launches threatens a rural village. )
"Net Novels and the 'She Era': How Internet Novels Opened the Door for Female Readers and Writers in China" by Xueting Christine Ni (2022) [essay]
( What it says on the tin. )
"Writing and Translation: A Hundred Technical Tricks" by Rebecca F. Kuang (2022) [essay]
( Kuang discusses translation. )
the end
I was pretty impressed by this collection. The stories spanned a lot of different themes and styles, and while not everything was to my taste, the quality of writing was high and it's hard to think of any entries that didn't at least offer something interesting to think about. There was agreement among the group that it's a good starting point for Chinese SF/F but of course it can only be a small slice of a huge and diverse field. I'd be interested to explore further.
I may need to sit out the next book for scheduling reasons. But even if so, I will return!
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Tuesday ✎ Shapes and Colors [DW]
Today's theme is shapes and colors. Prompts can feature anything about one, the other, or both. How artistic and mathematical the visual is, is up to you. Feel free to be as specific or as vague as you like.
Feel free to add specifics to your prompts, like whether you'd prefer a gen fill over something shippy, or if you have a squick or trigger you hope to avoid. Original fiction, fanfiction, and fanfic crossovers are always welcome. ~_^
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get things started...
+ any TV fandom, any (+/ any), doodling hearts and stars in the margins of their notebook
+ any Tolkien/Middle-earth fandom, anyone who could use a break, lying on lush, green grasses under fluffy, white clouds
+ author's choice, any (+/ any), that freaking "S" that every kid in American K-12 schools learns how to draw
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