My translation of ADRIFT IN THE SOUTH, the debut memoir of Chinese worker-poet Xiao Hai 小海, out with Granta Magazine Editions today.
A landmark work of the migrant worker literature movement, it showcases one of China’s liveliest emerging voices.
#XiaoHai #chineseliterature #translatedliterature
a good rule of thumb: if an essay uses euphemism to endorse actions they are unwilling to describe, it's shit writing.
Really delighted by this essay on nuclear weapons by Tong Zhao on the costs of secrecy, past and present.
Or should I say "chuffed" @samuelwa.de (though I've never heard you say that I don't think???)
chinabooksreview.com/2026/05/07/t...
Really astounding conversation. The stupidity and, frankly, depravity is just unbelievable.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/o...