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Sinopticon

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This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.

From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library’ to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City’, and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel’, this is a collection for all fans of great fiction.

Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.

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Published
9th Nov 2021
Length
448 pages

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Table of Contents
  • Foreword, Xia Jia
  • Introduction, Xuenting Christine Ni
  • The Last Save, Gu Shi
  • Tombs of the Universe, Han Song
  • Qiankun and Alex, Hao Jingfang
  • Cat’s Chance in Hell, Nian Yu
  • The Return of Adam, Wang Jinkang
  • Rendezvous: 1937, Zhao Haihong
  • The Heart of the Museum, Tang Fei
  • The Great Migration, Ma Boyong
  • Meisje met de Parel, Anna Wu
  • Flower of the Other Shore, A Que
  • The Absolution Experiment, Bao Shu
  • The Tide of Moon City, Regina Kanyu Wang
  • Starship: Library, Jiang Bo