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Filip Noubel

@nasredinhoja.bsky.social
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Journalist&researcher on Central Europe, Central Asia, China, Taiwan. Literary translator&reporter. Cosmopolitan found between Taipei, Tashkent and Prague. Drinks tea only. GlobalVoices CapsUnlock Asymptote Journal. All views my own. All about context

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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Five books from #China that deserve more recognition, from an internet novel about the fashion industry to a star reporter’s study of how Germany reckoned with its wartime past." chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/22/w... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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What China’s Reading: Outside the Awards | China Books Review
We recommend five books from China that deserve more recognition, from an internet novel about the fashion industry to a star reporter’s study of how Germany reckoned with its wartime past.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good #sinophone reads in #translation "spanning workers’ literature and disaffected youth, all the way to alien landscapes, #Tibet and #SiliconValley." #China #Taiwan chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/08/t... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Translated Chinese Literature: Hard Work | China Books Review
We recommend five new books translated from the Chinese, spanning workers’ literature and disaffected youth, to alien landscapes, Tibet and Silicon Valley.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Professor #JohnMinford is a world-renowned sinologist and literary translator. Born in England in 1946, he is best known for his #translation of #Chinese classics." chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/15/j... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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John Minford’s China Bookshelf | China Books Review
The veteran literary translator tells us how his collection ballooned, why his library is called “Three Dog Hall,” and how New Zealand pine is the best shelving material.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
2026 Year of the Book for me! This represents so many things for me I will have to write an essay about it! #Czechliterature hashtag#RadkaDenemarkova hashtag#FrankfurtBookFair hashtag#CzechRepublic hashtag#VanDierenEditeur @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"The Memory Museum #记忆博物馆, is a collection of 9 short stories. They are about the collective experience of the generation of urban Chinese women who came of age in the late 1990s and early 2000s." www.chinafile.com/reporting-op... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Reading My Own Life
A few months ago, a book with a slightly torn ticket on its lilac cover began emerging on my Instagram feed. A small, faint Chinese translation of the title and the author’s last name, Lin, hinted it ...
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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
kitchen talk: Reporting on Global China. With Xifan Yang @yangxifan.bsky.social (DIE ZEIT) and Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social(Global Voices). Moderated by Jacob Mardell @jacobmardell.bsky.social (Sinification). Sign up! ⤵️ crm.n-ost.org/civicrm/even...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#China #exile "When JF Books, known in Chinese as “Jifeng” (seasonal winds), opened its doors in Washington DC on Sep 1, 2024, the news was covered around the world" www.chinafile.com/reporting-op... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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A World out of Words
The opening of a bookstore rarely makes international headlines. But when JF Books, known in Chinese as “Jifeng” (seasonal winds), opened its doors in Washington, D.C. on September 1, 2024, the news w...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If in Prague on September 2, join us for a Taiwan-Czech cultural and literary dialogue I have the great honor of moderating. #RadkaDenemarkova #KaoriLai #飛地書店 #台灣 #台灣文學 goout.net/cs/taiwan-ac... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Taiwan Across Cities: 2 přednášky - st 2. 9. 18:00 - Rock Café - GoOut
Lístky za pár vteřin na GoOut.net
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"A collection of poems won Wang Jibing one of #China's top literary honours. He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who offer a glimpse into the pressures that they face in China's massive gig economy." www.bbc.com/news/article... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize
Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#China"We recommend five #Chinese-language books that draw on real-life experiences, from an #LGBTQ short story collection to a reality-TV inspired novel." chinabooksreview.com/2026/06/23/w... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Stranger Than Life | China Books Review
We recommend five Chinese-language books that draw on real-life experiences, from an LGBTQ short story collection to a reality-TV inspired novel.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#China #Webliterature "It’s not that you can’t write about gods, immortals, Buddhas, or demons, but rather that you can’t touch on the sensitive topic of “real-world religion.” chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/tran...
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Translation: Religion and Red Lines in Chinese Online Literature
The invisibly shifting red lines of Chinese internet censorship fuel a buzzing genre of content on how to avoid them. Some posts offer defiant tips on getting
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#Taiwanliterature #Translation #Poland "Translator Maria Jarosz, known for translating Taiwanese novels The Butcher's Wife (殺夫), Children of the Saltpans (鹽田兒女), highlighted the challenge of translating curse words in Taiwanese literature." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Taiwanese literature translators discuss language, culture in Poland - Focus Taiwan
Translators, scholars and publishers from across Europe gathered in Poland this week to discuss the challenges of bringing Taiwanese literature to international readers, according to the National Muse...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#Taiwan's identities revisited: this is what #Tao writer #SyamanRapongan does best in his book now translated in English #matanoangit #天空的眼睛 #EyesoftheSky - a text that sits at the crossroad of myth, ethnography, fiction and rituals. www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/05... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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The Nightworld of the Sea: A Review of Eyes of the Sky by Syaman Rapongan - Asymptote Blog
...Eyes of the Sky eventually points at hybridity as a possible place of reconciliation and persistence.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"In her essay “Mother’s Tongue,” writer and translator Jennifer Shyue distinguishes between the unexamined notion of the mother tongue and what she calls a mother’s tongue: Mandarin, the language her mother speaks." #Chinese #literature #translation lithub.com/mother-tongu... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation
My family moved eight times before I turned eleven. The biggest of those moves took place when I was three, when my parents moved us from Singapore to Hong Kong. We spoke English at home, but growi…
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#China "The 5 #books selected are an eclectic bunch, but each is a bold sally into the wild plains of Chinese history. Collectively, they show the peril of trying to change the nation, or one’s life inside it." chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/28/n... @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com
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Changing China | China Books Review
Five new books deal with efforts to transform China: from the conquests of the Warring States to nationalist internet fantasies, all the way to campaigns against superstition.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
#Taiwan #literature #softpower "Yang pointed to #Japan and #SouthKorea as examples of countries whose literature gained global visibility alongside the rise of their pop culture, adding that Taiwan could follow a similar path." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...
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Booker-shortlisted novelist says Taiwan has more stories to tell - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan's first International Booker Prize-shortlisted author, Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子), said recently her recognition reflects a collective achievement and that Taiwan still has more stories to tell.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Until 1987, people in #Taiwan lived under martial law. Writer #KaoriLai is part of the generation who reached adulthood after censorship had been lifted. Portraits in White brings novellas reflecting on that time." #sinophone #literature in #translation chinabooksreview.com/2026/03/17/t...
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Human Literature | China Books Review
In the age of artificial intelligence, with publishers turning to AI translation tools, it is more meaningful than ever to read human translations. Here are five.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#Chinese #diapora #history #UK #蔣彝 "Chiang is best known for his Silent Traveller series, illustrated travel books much loved for their Chinese perspective on British cities, landscapes and people." chinabooksreview.com/2026/03/12/c... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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A Chinese Intellectual in Oxford | China Books Review
In the 1930s Chiang Yee, a Chinese writer and artist, moved to England. His work — and that of his wartime circle of Chinese literati — deserve to be remembered.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#migration The #graphicnovel "Women, Bras and Chicken Feet: The Journey of 'Made in #China'," revolves around the protagonist, Fujin, a young Chinese woman who moves to #Taipei with her #Taiwanese husband to start a new life." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Turning research into art: Graphic novel on Chinese migrant women in Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
The idea of turning a 240-page, text-heavy doctoral dissertation into a graphic novel came to sociologist Beatrice Zani when she realized that the findings of her English-language thesis were largely ...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#Taiwan #Tibet #Uyghur "Literature thrives on the margins, and these five titles will transport you across a changing landscape." #China chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/24/w... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Writing from the Margins | China Books Review
From Tibet to Taiwan, Yunnan to yonder, we recommend five Spring Festival reads with a focus on the periphery.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#bookerprize "Yang Shuang-zi's #楊双子 #Taiwan Travelogue #臺灣漫遊錄) has been longlisted for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The novel tells the story of a same-sex romance between a Japanese author and her local interpreter in 1930s Taiwan." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...
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'Taiwan Travelogue' longlisted for International Booker Prize - Focus Taiwan
Yang Shuang-zi's (楊双子) "Taiwan Travelogue" (臺灣漫遊錄) has been longlisted for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction, the award's organizers announced Tuesday (U.K. time).
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Linking 2 #literary cities #Tainan #台南 #Prague, 2 gifted authors #HuangChongkai #黃崇凱 and #RadkaDenemarkova for a discussion on the power and need of literature to be absolutely political in the best sense of the word. Live on Feb 25 #台灣文學研究所 #台灣文學博物館 #Czechliterature #Taiwanliterature
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#Taiwan #Indigenous #literature "Syaman began to recognize how the urban dream of becoming an intellectual had pulled him further and further from his community and the sea." english.cw.com.tw/article/arti...
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“My Hands Can Kill Fish and Write Stories”: Syaman Rapongan’s Return to Orchid Island|Culture|2026-02-18|web only
After years in Taipei chasing education and belonging, Tao writer Syaman Rapongan returned to Orchid Island to rebuild boats, spear fish, and anchor his writing in the sea and mountains of his homelan...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#China #Diaspora lit "Many tidbits from ancestral stories found their way into my novels but it was research that did the most to fill the blanks when it came to understanding my parents. For my debut novel, one research topic was about #QuQiubai." lithub.com/how-writing-... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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How Writing My Books Helped Me Understand My Chinese Parents
I was one of those: a rebellious teenager with traditional Chinese parents. I chafed at my father’s strictness, at his expectations of absolute obedience, his insistence on perfect grades. I ran in…
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#Taiwan literature "For decades, Taiwanese (Taigi) poetry was widely seen as commercially unviable. Then Un Jio̍k-kiâu (温若喬) rewrote the script." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...
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Taiwanese poet Un Jiok-kiâu turns Taigi poetry into a bestseller - Focus Taiwan
For decades, Taiwanese (Taigi) poetry was widely seen as commercially unviable. Then Un Jiok-kiâu (温若喬) rewrote the script.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#Taiwan literature #Ecuador #SanMao #三毛 #萬水千山走遍 "Traversing Myriad Rivers and Mountains remains among the most widely read Chinese-language accounts of #LatinAmerica" #AsymptoteJournal www.asymptotejournal.com/nonfiction/t... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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from Travels in Ecuador - Asymptote
By the Shore of Silver Lake: Present Life—Ecuadorian Journey (II)I hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief.My friend Marco wasn’t home, so I left a message with his father. At least...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Last islands of free thinking in #China's bookstores: "There is no need to live in #Beijing anymore. The interesting people have all gone abroad or moved back to their home region." chinabooksreview.com/2026/01/29/b... @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com
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How China’s Independent Bookstores Survive | China Books Review
Even as restrictions tighten in Beijing, independent bookstores in Chengdu have flourished — showing how offline community and public debate can thrive. But it’s hard.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Soon to turn 67 in mid-February, Kim has translated more than 20 books by #Taiwanese authors into #Korean, establishing himself as the preeminent conduit for Taiwanese #translation in #SouthKorea." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...
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Love by accident: A South Korean translator's commitment to Taiwan literature - Focus Taiwan
"I was a foreign wanderer when I came to Taiwan a year ago," Kim Tae-sung quipped, reflecting on a transition that was as unexpected as it was deliberate.
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
{𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓} 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 We're very pleased to announce that we have formed a collaboration with the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing to republish selected reviews of translated titles from their platform. ⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/l...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"German veteran #translator Karin Betz, currently translating the award-winning Taiwanese novel "#Taiwan Travelogue" #台灣漫遊錄, has spent decades bringing Taiwanese and Chinese literature to German readers." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2026...
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Translator Karin Betz introduces Taiwanese literature to German readers - Focus Taiwan
German veteran translator Karin Betz, currently translating the award-winning Taiwanese novel "Taiwan Travelogue" (台灣漫遊錄), has spent decades bringing Taiwanese and Chinese literature to German readers...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#Bookstore resistance in #Hongkong "Since 2019, as media outlets have shuttered and street slogans have faded into silence, a handful of independent bookstores have emerged against the odds." english.cw.com.tw/article/arti... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Hong Kong’s Independent Bookstores Fight to Keep the Lights On|International|2026-01-27|web only
Since 2019, as media outlets have shuttered and street slogans have faded into silence, a handful of independent bookstores have emerged against the odds. Why have they chosen this path amid such hist...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#China #Tibet "recent titles worthy reading from a reported account of Chinese scammers in Southeast Asia and a narrative of Catholic resurgence in the 1980s, to an academic study of revolutionary emotion after Mao". chinabooksreview.com/2026/01/13/n... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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New China Books: Resolute Reading | China Books Review
Resolving to read more in 2026? We have you covered with five recommendations, from an essay collection of Tibet to a colloquial history of China’s hot-button issues.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
#China fiction+non-fiction #translation "Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts." chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Best China Books of 2025 | China Books Review
Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Our annual round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Social commentary on #China's society "Horror fiction if that is the best term for it — is a genre that readers might associate less with China, yet it stretches back centuries and is just as alive and kicking today." chinabooksreview.com/2026/01/06/e... @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com
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Chinese Horror with Xueting C. Ni | China Books Review
Horror writing has an unsavory reputation in China, but comes with a long history and is full of biting social commentary. The translator of a recent collection explains what lurks beneath.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"2025 has seen a bumper crop for #Chineseliterature in #translation. We recommend 5 titles, from gritty tales of the northeast to conjoined fiction from #HongKong." chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/09/t... @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com
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Translated Chinese Literature: New Fiction | China Books Review
2025 has seen a bumper crop for Chinese literature in translation. We recommend five recent titles, from gritty tales of the northeast to conjoined fiction from Hong Kong.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
My long interview on #Taiwan identity and relations with the #CzechRepublic for the #French service of #Czech state radio. francais.radio.cz/taiwan-la-cr... @radiopraguefr.bsky.social @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"5 titles by authors from the broader #sinosphere. #HongKong #Taiwan #Malaysia #China #US : stories about our interconnected world." chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/18/w... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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What China's Reading: Books from the Sinosphere | China Books Review
Five new books from the wider world of sinophone literature, including a Taiwanese book on Covid quarantine and a Malaysian Chinese memoir of loss.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
" #migrant workers and new immigrants were celebrated for their contributions to #Taiwan's literary landscape at 10th Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants." #tagalog #vietnam focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
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Migrant workers, new immigrants honored at literature award in Taipei - Focus Taiwan
Migrant workers and new immigrants were celebrated Sunday at Taipei Main Station for their contributions to Taiwan's literary landscape, with many awardees using the moment to express both their grati...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"#Chen Yao-chang #陳耀昌 was recognized as a novelist devoted to #Taiwanese history, with "Puppet Flower: A Novel of 1867 Formosa." recounts the Rover Incident between Indigenous groups and an American merchant ship, which escalated into further conflict." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2025...
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Doctor, author Chen Yao-chang dies at 76 - Focus Taiwan
Chen Yao-chang (陳耀昌), the physician who performed Taiwan's first bone marrow transplant and the author of the historical novel "Puppet Flower" (傀儡花), has died at the age of 76.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A new #translation of a #余华 novel:"To reject Mao-era revolutionary realism and romanticism, #YuHua wrote surreal fiction. His phantasmagoric stories generally avoid direct mention of politics, but they perform political work." chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/30/f... #文城 #土匪文学 @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Yu Hua: Fictional Cities | China Books Review
The bestselling Chinese novelist foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits of fiction.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Intellectual resistance in #China: "Following speculation #Chengdu’s Youxing Bookstore #有杏书店 would close, amid tributes from supporters, it appears the bookstore and events space has been granted a reprieve and will remain in business." chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/11/tran... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Translations: As Tributes Pour In, Chengdu’s You Xing Bookstore Gets a Reprieve From Feared Closure
Following more than a week of speculation that Chengdu’s You Xing Bookstore (有杏书店, Yǒu Xìng Shūdiàn) would soon close, amid an outpouring of tributes from customers and supporters, it appears that the...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"Time Tunnel offers a new selection of stories and essays, some translated for the first time into English, drawn from every stage of the career of the great Chinese writer #EileenChang" #張愛玲 #chineseliterature #translation www.nyrb.com/products/tim... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Time Tunnel
Now in English for the first time, stories about love, sex, and migration by “China's Virginia Woolf.”
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
#Taiwan's novelist Yang Shuang-zi #楊双子 will give talks in India in November, including at the #MumbaiLitFest, under the theme "Taiwan #India Literary Dialogue." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2025... #literature #translation #台灣漫遊錄
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Taiwanese novelist Yang Shuang-zi to embark on India speaking tour - Focus Taiwan
Taiwanese novelist Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子) will give three talks in India in November, including one at the influential Mumbai LitFest, under the theme "Taiwan-India Literary Dialogue: The Indian Journey...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
#Taiwan #translation "I was compelled by the idea of translation as a test of my allegiances. But this metaphor is far from how I actually experience the process. Unlike a test, there is no right answer or a way to “pass” in translation, which is an art of compromise". lithub.com/between-chin...
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Between Taiwanese and Mandarin: Translation as a Test of Allegiance
During my first semester of teaching in Taiwan, I was in the middle of a lesson on “Monsters and Ghosts” when a student’s hand shot up. His question was not really related to the content: “Teacher,…
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
"The heroine resists the deliberate silence and forced erasure that has plagued countless #women in #China. As #FangFang writes, generations of Chinese women have been rendered voiceless by the patriarchy." #方方 #Chineseliterature chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/09/f...
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No Country for a Woman | China Books Review
Women in China have suffered abuse, silencing and erasure — despite the Communist Party’s slogans about women’s liberation. Two novels by the Wuhan writer Fang Fang show how gendered oppression persis...
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A 2016 interview with #LaszloKrasznahorkai www.asymptotejournal.com/interview/an... #AsymptoteJournal #Nobel #literature
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An interview with László Krasznahorkai - Asymptote
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai's literary signature is his disenchantment with the period, “the dot” that he considers “an artificial border between sentences.&#82...
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
OH WOW! Congratulations to our contributor, László Krasznahorkai, for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature!!! 😍🥳 wordswithoutborders.org/.../view/lsz...
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László Krasznahorkai - Words Without Borders
László Krasznahorkai is the recipient of the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature, the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, and the 2013 Best Translated Book Award in Fiction.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Resharing my article about #CanXue given #NobelPrize #literature rumors - would be amazing indeed! #Chineseliterature #残雪 www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2023/01... @vivianwu.bsky.social
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Tunnel of Forking Paths: On Can Xue’s Dystopian Moral Fable, Mystery Train - Asymptote Blog
For the author, the deconstruction of language allows her to explore themes close to her oeuvre, but also to her personal experience.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#Taiwan #literature #translation #MarcelProust The new Chinese translation of "In Search of Lost Time" is based directly on the French text and will be released in paperback on Oct. 2. focustaiwan.tw/culture/2025...
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1st Taiwan translation of Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time' set for Oct. - Focus Taiwan
Nearly a century after the last volume of "In Search of Lost Time" appeared, Taiwan will finally have a complete Chinese translation of Marcel Proust's modernist classic in October.
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Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#飞氘 #scifi #literature #translation "Science fiction was a very serious thing to do in #China. It allowed people to get closer to modern scientific knowledge, and served as a tool for transforming traditional culture into modern culture." chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/18/s... @chinabooksreview.com
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The Storytelling Robot | China Books Review
A science fiction story by Fei Dao, translated by Alec Ash — plus a Q&A with the author on the importance of Chinese sci-fi.
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