Ep 21 - Han Song and the Fundamental Nature of the Universe with Nathaniel Isaacson

Summary: 'Everything is going to descend into chaos and disorder. Entropy will accelerate rapidly...' In the twenty first episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at Han Song's The Fundamental Nature of the Universe (宇宙的本性/yǔzhòu de běnxìng) Translator: Nathaniel Isaacson Publisher: Chinese Literature Today Author & Translator: paper-republic.org/authors/han-song/ paper-republic.org/translators/nathaniel-isaacson/ Full Text, academic access required: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21514399.2018.1458371 My That's Shanghai! article on Chinese fast rail: thatsmags.com/china/post/13232/infographic-worlds-largest-high-speed-rail-networks The Shanghai Metro Museum: smartshanghai.com/articles/activities/offbeat-the-shanghai-metro-museum support the show: buymeacoffee.com/TrChFic patreon.com/TrChFic contact me: INS: @TrChFic TWIT: @anguslikeswords FB: facebook.com/TheTranslatedChineseFictionPodcast facebook.com/groups/463578857622816 dustsymbols.tumblr.com/hello