This is part 3 of my book club notes on The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories. [Part 1, part 2.] I was very tired during this meeting and my notes were not as copious as usual.
"The Way Spring Arrives" by Wang Nuonuo (2019), tr. Rebecca F. Kuang
( A god's coming-of-age story. )
"The Name of the Dragon" by Ling Chen (2007), tr. Yilin Wang
( A boy discovers an antique vase with a dragon trapped inside. )
"To Procure Jade" by Gu Shi (2013), tr. Yilin Wang
( A palace eunuch is commanded to find a legendary spring that produces magical jade. )
"Translation as Retelling: An Approach to Translating Gu Shi's 'To Procure Jade' and Ling Chen's 'The Name of the Dragon'" by Yilin Wang (2022) [essay]
( What it says on the tin. )
"A Brief History of Beinakan Disasters as Told in a Sinitic Language" by Nian Yu (2018), tr. Ru-Ping Chen
( Aquatic aliens face annihilation by a supernova and need a new home—even if another species is already living there. )
"The Way Spring Arrives" by Wang Nuonuo (2019), tr. Rebecca F. Kuang
( A god's coming-of-age story. )
"The Name of the Dragon" by Ling Chen (2007), tr. Yilin Wang
( A boy discovers an antique vase with a dragon trapped inside. )
"To Procure Jade" by Gu Shi (2013), tr. Yilin Wang
( A palace eunuch is commanded to find a legendary spring that produces magical jade. )
"Translation as Retelling: An Approach to Translating Gu Shi's 'To Procure Jade' and Ling Chen's 'The Name of the Dragon'" by Yilin Wang (2022) [essay]
( What it says on the tin. )
"A Brief History of Beinakan Disasters as Told in a Sinitic Language" by Nian Yu (2018), tr. Ru-Ping Chen
( Aquatic aliens face annihilation by a supernova and need a new home—even if another species is already living there. )