Translate and Relate
Good stories cannot attract readers across cultures without good translations. But translations are seldom fully appreciated.
Read MoreBook Launch 《一夜之差》The Hague, the Netherlands
On a sunny weekend afternoon in May, there I was - in the bright open space of China Circle, surrounded by about 50 smiling, curious faces - talking about my new book《一夜之差》. I was happy that my new book was launched in the Netherlands even before China.
Read MoreOn Shanghai TV Tonight Show
The Tonight Show (Shanghai TV's, not NBC Jimmy Fallon's) interviews a writer or artist every evening, 365 evenings a year - no break. I'm honoured to be on the show to talk about my novel and cultural differences in literature.
Read More‘I write with my body'
Writing about sex under the motto ‘I write with my body’, some young women writers outrage China. The Chinese call them xinxin renlei – brand new humans.
Read MoreThe new Chineseness: great leap forward or backward?
Looking backward is a major trend in Chinese fiction today - writers often set their novels in the past to reflect on Chinese history and culture.
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