Four Poems
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
20h ago
‘That shiny / black tooth exuding the indisputable / urgency of the bite’ Four poems by Hu Xudong, translated by Margaret Ross. The post Four Poems appeared first on Granta ..read more
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The Suffering of Presence and Absence
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by Brodie Crellin
20h ago
‘Many of these residents are unable to afford life in Shanghai and refer to themselves as “the living dead”.’ Leslie Shang Zhefeng photographs vacant apartments and the people who have made them their homes. The post The Suffering of Presence and Absence appeared first on Granta ..read more
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The Secret Pattern
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by Tom Bolger
6d ago
‘My father said there is fate and destiny governing each of our paths, of individuals and of nations, and this only the dead may know.’ Aube Rey Lescure on returning to China. The post The Secret Pattern appeared first on Granta ..read more
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In Her Room
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
1w ago
‘It would be wrong to say she hasn’t experienced life. Instead, it would be more apt to describe her as someone whom time has slipped by without leaving the slightest trace.’ Fiction by Wang Anyi, translated by Michael Berry. The post In Her Room appeared first on Granta ..read more
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Images of Women
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
1w ago
‘In the years before his stroke, just how many times had her father told a woman he loved her after dating for two or three weeks?’ Fiction by Elvira Navarro, translated by Christina MacSweeney. The post Images of Women appeared first on Granta ..read more
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International Soul Cultist
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by Brodie Crellin
1w ago
‘They started out as fraternities, the cults. Poorer students wanted strong networks, like the ones boarding school pupils had already.’ Fiction by Toye Oladinni. The post International Soul Cultist appeared first on Granta ..read more
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Podcast | Wang Xiaoshuai
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by Brodie Crellin
2w ago
‘It’s more like painting. It’s not like a film.’ Wang Xiaoshuai on the evolution of Chinese cinema and the challenges faced by those working at the vanguard of independent film. The post Podcast | Wang Xiaoshuai appeared first on Granta ..read more
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Two Poems
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
2w ago
‘a centipede devours a grand piano, so / ten thousand fingers / devour Bach’ Poetry by Yu Xiang, translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain. The post Two Poems appeared first on Granta ..read more
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Ancestors
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
3w ago
‘A cold star breeze, you pass through my eyelashes.’ A poem by Ekhmetjan Osman translated by Joshua L. Freeman. The post Ancestors appeared first on Granta ..read more
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The Translator
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by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
3w ago
‘I might walk endlessly’ A poem by Tahir Hamut Izgil, translated by Joshua L. Freeman. The post The Translator appeared first on Granta ..read more
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