Summary: "A person from one civilisation looks at their surroundings as distinct objects and events and considers them separately. But when a person from another civilisation looks in as an outsider, they prefer to view everything through the lens of political power and try to explain everything based on that perspective." In the twenty sixth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds (流浪玛厄斯 / Liúlàng Mǎèsī) Publishers: EN - Simon & Schuster, Head of Zeus CN - New Star Press Author & Translator: paper-republic.org/authors/hao-jingfang/ paper-republic.org/kenliu/ // NEWS ITEMS & UPCOMING BOOKS // THE HIDDEN GIRL: kenliu.name/stories/the-hidden-girl-and-other-stories/ SECOND SISTER: groveatlantic.com/book/second-sister/ MINECRAFT THREE BODY PROBLEM: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCzzDQIop9Ax4AUETSFQNQEb3LObUOCg7 Hao Jingfang & Ken Liu's Hugo acceptance speeches: youtube.com/watch?v=SKNuFDRnmEI Neoplatonism: plato.stanford.edu/entries/neoplatonism/ Camus on rebellion: brainpickings.org/2016/06/17/albert-camus-the-rebel/ Inequality in UK politics: theguardian.com/education/2017/feb/23/ppe-oxford-university-degree-that-rules-britain 'Minzhu' in Chinese politics: researchgate.net/publication/286479822_The_Populist_Dream_of_Chinese_Democracy support the show: buymeacoffee.com/TrChFic patreon.com/TrChFic contact me: INS: @TrChFic TWIT: @anguslikeswords dustsymbols.tumblr.com/hello
