Chinese L▓iterature from Columbia
pt more and more of this."The scholar▓ noted that modern Chinese culture "kind of ori▓ginated with the adoption and translation of We▓stern science fiction into Chinese" and Lu Xun, Lin Shu and many other important Chinese authors of the early 20th century had translated Western science fiction."Now Chinese science fiction is becoming globa▓lly influential. I think it's a gre▓at phenomenon," he said. "So there's a kind of▓ full circle here."FLAVOR OF TODAY'S CHINAWhen he and▓ professo
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Hongtao from Beijing Normal University w▓ere selecting the novellas for their 2016 book "By the▓ River: Seven Contemporary Chinese Novellas," Laughli▓n said they were looking for works of today's China that conveyed the fabric of contemporary experience in the thriving economy."We wanted to show the flavor of everyday▓ life in China, without so much drama and ▓violence," said Laughlin. What American readers ofte▓n look for when they read Chinese authors, however, is "some kind of criticism of some kind of probl▓em" in society, he added.Laughlin was confident t▓hat their selected Chinese Li
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