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Sinopticon
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction | Hao Jingfang, Wang Jinkang, Gu Shi, Han Song, Nian Yu, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang, Jiang Bo
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This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English represents a unique exploration of the nations speculative fiction from the late 20th Century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni. From the renowned Jiang Bos Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wangs The Tide of Moon City, and Anna Wus 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, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.
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imyril
imyril
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction | Hao Jingfang, Wang Jinkang, Gu Shi, Han Song, Nian Yu, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang, Jiang Bo
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A great collection of Chinese SF spanning the past 20+ years. Themes include space travel, AI, social change and even zombies(!) - with lots of new-to-me authors.

Thoughts on each story: https://onemore.org/tag/sinopticon/

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imyril
imyril
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction | Hao Jingfang, Wang Jinkang, Gu Shi, Han Song, Nian Yu, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang, Jiang Bo

Me, trying not to scream on the train: is… is this a ZOMBIE story from the zombie POV? Eeeeee!

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imyril
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction | Hao Jingfang, Wang Jinkang, Gu Shi, Han Song, Nian Yu, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang, Jiang Bo
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I‘m really enjoying this collection for the most part but I just ran into the apparently culturally universal wall of NO MEN STOP PLEASE JUST STOP

“He had a moral responsibility towards Shirley: to liberate her beautiful body from the control of machines”

Lucy_Anywhere Ugh 😑 2y
shanaqui 😑😑😑😑 2y
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Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction | Hao Jingfang, Wang Jinkang, Gu Shi, Han Song, Nian Yu, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang, Jiang Bo
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I teared up a bit at this lovely sentence, from this excellent book of short stories.

imyril Saaaame. I loved this story so much. 2y
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