The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation from a Visionary Team of Female and Nonbinary Creators
ISBN10: 1250768942
ISBN13: 9781250768940
Trade Paperback
400 Pages
$20.99
CA$28.50
In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom.
Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.
Time travel to a winter's day on the West Lake, explore the very boundaries of death itself, and meet old gods and new heroes in this stunning new collection.
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Praise for The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
"Essential reading for anyone interested in a fuller picture of Chinese fiction as a whole."—Booklist (starred review)
"An important anthology showcasing compelling voices and perspectives in science fiction and fantasy."—Library Journal
"With this impressive anthology, Chen and Wang bring together the first English translations of 17 Chinese-language stories by female and nonbinary writers . . . Offers much to chew on."—Publishers Weekly
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The Stars We Raised
By Xiu Xinyu
Translated by Judy Yi Zhou
All autumn long, we searched for baby stars. Our scavenged treasures would be carefully placed in gauze-sealed glass fishbowls. The tiny rocks were still soft,...