“The translator Ken Liu has done more than anyone to bridge the gap between Chinese science fiction and American readers.” —New York Times
Category Archives: East Asia
Are we living in a Blade Runner world?
“The 1982 sci-fi film imagined a dystopian metropolis in November 2019. But, now we’ve caught up, to what extent did it really predict our present reality, asks David Barnett…” BBC
Is Climate Fiction a Subset of Science Fiction—or Something Else Entirely?
Is Climate Fiction a Subset of Science Fiction—or Something Else Entirely? A new novel imagines what life in Bangkok would be like if nearly half the city were underwater—which some experts say is a real possibility. “Cli-fi” (Thailand) https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/climate-fiction-subset-science-fiction-or-something-else-entirely
Waste Tide is a chilling sci-fi novel about class war and trash in near-future China
Waste Tide is a chilling sci-fi novel about class war and trash in near-future China And the people the world’s economy leaves behind https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/25/18626394/waste-tide-chen-qiufan-chinese-scifi-science-fiction-class-war-book-review
To Community and Beyond: Chinese Sci-Fi’s Next Giant Leap
To Community and Beyond: Chinese Sci-Fi’s Next Giant Leap Acclaimed Chinese sci-fi magazine Science Fiction World broke literary ground when it launched 40 years ago, but today it faces competition from upstart outlets and new media. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003827/to-community-and-beyond-chinese-sci-fis-next-giant-leap
Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction
Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining o… I was happy to write a blurb for READYMADE BODHISATTVA, the first translated anthology of science fiction stories from South Korea. Now on sale.
A History of Robotics: Yan Shi the Artificer
A History of Robotics: Yan Shi the Artificer 1023 BC The Lie Zi text is an ancient philosophical volume of stories which is believed by Chinese and Western scholars to have been … https://blog.salvius.org/2014/01/a-history-of-robotics-yan-shi-artificer.html
Millennial socialism, atomic clocks and Chinese government-sanctioned science fiction
Millennial socialism, atomic clocks and Chinese government-sanctioned science fiction Audio highlights from the February 16th 2019 edition https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2019/02/18/millennial-socialism-atomic-clocks-and-chinese-government-sanctioned-science-fiction
Want to know what China’s thinking? Look to its science fiction
Want to know what China’s thinking? Look to its science fiction Aliens, robo-nannies and folding cities: A new wave of Chinese science fiction authors offer insights. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-02-16/chinese-science-fiction-vision-future-of-science-and-technology/10795074
China’s blockbuster The Wandering Earth is coming to Netflix
China’s blockbuster The Wandering Earth is coming to Netflix China’s first major science fiction epic has become its second-biggest film release, earning more than $600 million. https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18234819/netflix-the-wandering-earth-china-science-fiction-blockbuster-cixin-liu-film