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Sinopticon Edited and Xueting Christine Ni

Sinopticon By Edited and Xueting Christine Ni

Sinopticon by Edited and Xueting Christine Ni

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A unique collection of thirteen Chinese science fiction stories, all translated into English for the very first time.

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Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction by Edited and Xueting Christine Ni

This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English - represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.

From the renowned Jiang Bo's 'Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang's 'The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu's '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.

Sinopticon Reviews

The masterful result validates
Xueting's endeavor-and will only whet readers' appetite for more
translations. -- Publishers Weekly,
starred review

* Publishers Weekly *

Sinopticon is an engaging brew of unsettling ideas and lively prose.

* ParSec Magazine *

Sinopticon reads like Black Mirror and Love, Death, and Robots squeezed together and poured onto the page. I laughed, I cried, I read and re-read, I stayed up through the early hours if it meant finishing one of the longer stories. This book is everything I love about Science Fiction. -- FanFiAddict


Superb -- Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post

* The Washington Post *

Important -- Locus Magazine

* Locus Magazine *

About Edited and Xueting Christine Ni

Xueting Ni is a writer, translator and speaker on Chinese traditional and pop culture. Her translation work has ranged from comics, poetry, essays, film, fantasy and science fiction. Born In Guangzhou, Christine moved to the UK in 1993, and expresses her love for Britain and China equally. Her aim is to show the West that there is more to Chinese culture than kung fu and Monkey (though she thinks both ARE pretty cool). Xueting began giving talks on Chinese culture at Amecon 2008, where she unveiled the western premier of the animated feature Stormriders: Clash of Evils.

She has written extensively on Chinese culture and China's place in Western pop media both for other publications and her own website of resources here, for anyone interested in China. Presenting publicly in collaboration with companies, theatres, institutions and festivals, she has spoken on tea culture, Chinese animation, indie music, classical literature, Chinese food, film and science fiction. Her book on Chinese deities will be published in June 2018.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword, Xia Jia
  • Introduction, Xuenting Christine Ni
  • The Last Save, Gu Shi
  • Tombs of the Universe, Han Song
  • Qiankun and Alex, Hao Jingfang
  • Cat's Chance in Hell, Nian Yu
  • The Return of Adam, Wang Jinkang
  • Rendezvous: 1937, Zhao Haihong
  • The Heart of the Museum, Tang Fei
  • The Great Migration, Ma Boyong
  • Meisje met de Parel, Anna Wu
  • Flower of the Other Shore, A Que
  • The Absolution Experiment, Bao Shu
  • The Tide of Moon City, Regina Kanyu Wang
  • Starship: Library, Jiang Bo

Additional information

CIN1781088527G
9781781088524
1781088527
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction by Edited and Xueting Christine Ni
Edited and Xueting Christine Ni
Used - Good
Paperback
Rebellion
2021-11-09
448
N/A
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