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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Future of Magazines... and the World

Memorable recent issues have been devoted to German and Chinese literature. (Its most recent issue focuses on India.) The magazine has also revived its tradition of genre-defying nonfiction, in long-form articles by William T. Vollmann, Mary Gaitskill, Rahmane Idrissa, and the factory poet Xiao Hai, among others. As a writer, Meaney is best known for his essays, which appear in the London Review of Books and The New Yorker, as well as for his reportage in Harper's.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Chinese literature is tough to find in English. One editor hopes to change that

A nanny in Beijing plots to kidnap a child amidst family corruption issues, highlighting systemic challenges in translating Chinese literature for American audiences.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

Yan Lianke, writer: Revolutions are terrible. Human progress cannot depend on destruction'

Yan Lianke highlights the hidden suffering in China amid its progress, emphasizing the importance of confronting uncomfortable truths in literature.
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