The Storytelling Robot
A science fiction story by Fei Dao, translated by Alec Ash — plus a Q&A with the author on the importance of Chinese sci-fi.
The Nanny’s Tale
A migrant worker leaves her own child behind to survive, becoming a nanny in Beijing. When she hears of a literary community for migrants, she...
Dancing To Prison
1983’s Strike Hard Against Crime Campaign led to the arrests of many innocent victims, caught up in a culture of fear. One of them was...
The Habit of Hoping
In the wake of Tiananmen, can a mother’s love, or a wife’s concern, transcend national trauma?
