It is a long and painful process to see oneself clearly, as is the process of returning to one’s childhood.In the fifty ninth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we are talking with someone who is More Than One Child (隐形小孩 / Yǐnxíng Xiǎohái), a woman as friendly as she is fearless: Shen Yang. She’s here on this episode, and so is her translator, friend-of-the-pod, and returnee guest Nicky Harman. The book is forthcoming from the excellent publisher Balestier Press.-// NEWS ITEMS //From July 2nd: PEN Translates awards announced, including two titles from the PRCDylan Levi King tries out movie commentary for Obsession 疯狂的代价 (1988)New book from Astra House: Yu Xiuhua’s Moonlight Rests on My Left PalmPublisher’s Weekly shares a Spotlight on Six Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers-// WORD OF THE DAY //(葳蕤 - wēi ruí - lush, burgeoning foliage)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //'琵琶語 Pipa Yu' by 林海 Lin Hai - Shen Yang’s musical pairingWhen Everything Is Green by Julie Christmas & All The World is Green by Tom Waits - Angus’ musical pairingsThe One Child PolicyThe Liar’s Club by Mary KarrOur Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China by Rao Pingru, trans. Nicky HarmanLeftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower by Roseann LakeRobert Winston’s BBC program on memory… sadly it’s not streaming anywhere

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