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Solaris is delighted to announce Sinophagia from editor and translator Xueting C. Ni, to be published in Spring 2024.

A sister to Ni’s British Fantasy Award-nominated anthology, Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, Sinophagia collects 14 dazzling tales of contemporary Chinese horror that have been translated into English for the very first time.

World English Rights were acquired by Michael Rowley.

Xueting C. Ni on the anthology:

“I’m very excited to bring be able to bring out this anthology with many masters of Chinese horror, this collection has been carefully curated, to go beyond people’s expectations, of hopping vampires, and hanging ghosts, and whilst I think it’s a fascinating insight into the psyche of modern China, I hope my readers will also find it, absolutely spine chilling.

There has never been a collection like this before, and as with Sinopticon, I have selected a wide range of voices, from China’s most well-known creepy story tellers to bold upcoming writers with a sense of urban horror.”

Editor Michael Rowley:

“Sinophagia, like Sinopticon before it, is a hugely exciting project that will push the boundaries of Western understanding and appreciation of Chinese genre fiction; a world Xueting has unparalleled insight into as an anthologist, editor, and translator. I couldn’t be more excited to be working with her again on such a ground-breaking collection.”

Xueting C. Ni was born in Guangzhou, during China’s “re-opening to the West”. Having lived in cities across China, she emigrated with her family to Britain at the age of 11, where she continued to be immersed in Chinese culture, alongside her British education, realising ultimately that this gave her a unique a cultural perspective, bridging her Eastern and Western experiences. After graduating in English Literature from the University of London, she began a career in the publishing industry, whilst also translating original works of Chinese fiction. She returned to China in 2008 to continue her research at Central University of Nationalities, Beijing. Since 2010, Xueting has written extensively on Chinese culture and China’s place in Western pop media, working with companies, institutions and festivals, to help improve understanding of China’s heritage, culture and innovation, and introduce its wonders to new audiences. Xueting has contributed to the BBC, Tordotcom and the Guangdong Art Academy. She has created non-fiction works, including From Kuanyin to Chairman Mao (Weiser Books) and curated fiction in translation, including Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction (Solaris). Xueting is currently working on new books of non-fiction and on bringing more outstanding contemporary Chinese fiction to Anglophone audiences. She lives just outside London with her partner and their cats, all of whom are learning Chinese.

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