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Sacred Cesium Ground and Isa’s Deluge
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The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction Edited by Mingwei Song and Theodore Huters (2018) "Science fiction is the most important literary phenomenon in twenty-first-century China. In a culture dominated by realism of various brands throughout the twentieth century, the surge of science fiction in the … [Read more...]
The Handsome Monk and Other Stories
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Tsering Döndrup. The Handsome Monk and Other Stories Translated by Christopher Peacock (2018) "This volume makes accessible some of the new and exciting work in Tibetan literature from inside China. It will be of interest both to general readers and to scholars of Tibetan and Chinese literature." - Janet Gyatso, Harvard University "Tséring … [Read more...]
Uneven Moments: Reflections on Japan’s Modern History
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