Summary: "I have lived in Tianjin my whole life, and I know its people, with their toughness and competitive streak, their generosity, their determination to be respected, and their refusal to back down. When I illustrate them, it is these qualities I draw." In the twenty fourth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at Feng Jicai's Faces in the Crowd (俗世奇人 / Súshì Qírén) Publishers: EN - Sinoist Books CN - People's Literature Publishing House Author & Translator: paper-republic.org/authors/feng-jicai/ paper-republic.org/translators/olivia-milburn/ NEWS ITEMS en.people.cn/n3/2019/0301/c90000-9551260.html twitter.com/maclehosepress/status/1216737847362887680 paper-republic.org/davehaysom/2019-publications-in-chinese/ book.douban.com/subject/30417791/ Goubuli blog -- paywalled! >:( blog.nus.edu.sg/uspdigest/2016/04/07/the-real-goubuli-baozi-assessing-the-concept-of-authenticity/ A blog on the same restaurant, not paywalled: https://thefoodgirlintown.com/2019/06/27/goubuli-restaurant-tianjin/ Feng Jicai Institute on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/MBi1EqYCaK6hc1SN8 Clay figures article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KL3vQWC8QUwyIhu2Kg63RA support the show: buymeacoffee.com/TrChFic patreon.com/TrChFic contact me: INS: @TrChFic TWIT: @anguslikeswords dustsymbols.tumblr.com/hello
