Category Archives: Books

Copyright Society to reprint out-of-print texts

A plan to reprint orphaned works draws criticism from publishers.

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Those damned book thieves

Winter, the season for book theft at All Sages Books.

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Dissidents and their activities

“其人其事” for various exiles and dissidents.

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This month in Chinese science fiction

Lu Yang dies, Li Chang is finally dismissed from his positions at Science Fiction World, and SF authors participate in a trendy design and art festival.

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Translating for the masses

Sun Zhongxu explains literary translation; Zhao Guohua talks about two decades of film translation; and genre translator Yu Shi describes her work schedule.

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Self-censoring the used book market

Kongfz, an online marketplace for used books, releases new rules designed to eliminate content from sellers that could get it into trouble with the authorities. The problem: it doesn’t spell out what content is problematic.

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The Language Adventures of René in China

A new Chinese learning book by Peter Micic.

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2013: The Fat Years — Interview with Chan Koonchung

A brief interview with Chan Koonchung (aka John Chan or Chen Guanzhong 陈冠中), author of the near future dystopian novel 2013, The Fat Years (盛世:中国2013年). Also on Tudou. See also earlier Danwei Q&A with Chan.

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This month in Chinese SF

Latest developments in Chinese SF for June 2010.

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Travels with Herodotus in Chinese

An interview with Wu Lan, Chinese translator of Polish writer Ryszard Kapuściński’s book Travels with Herodotus. Shot and edited by Eric Mu, at the Hall of Brief Snow in Beihai Park.

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