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Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction
| Author: | Xueting Christine Ni |
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Solaris, 2021 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
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, Baoshu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction (Sinopticon 2021: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction) - essay by Xueting Christine Ni
- The Last Save - short fiction by Gu Shi
- Tombs of the Universe - short fiction by Han Song
- Qiankun and Alex - short fiction by Hao Jingfang
- Cat's Chance in Hell - short fiction by Nian Yu
- The Return of Adam - short fiction by Wang Jinkang
- Rendezvous: 1937 - short fiction by Zhao Haihong
- The Heart of the Museum - short fiction by Tang Fei
- The Great Migration - short fiction by Ma Boyong?
- Meisje met de Parel - short fiction by Anna Wu
- Flower of the Other Shore - short fiction by A Que
- The Absolution Experiment - short fiction by Bao Shu
- The Tide of Moon City - short fiction by Regina Kanyu Wang
- Starship: Library - short fiction by Jiang Bo
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