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云中驿站 Rest Stop in the Clouds

Zhu’s text will resonate deeply with anyone who has a curiosity into the internal life of words—how they live, how they move, how they capture us.

Chinese Literature 中, En

物品志 Item Log

A comedically proficient takedown of contemporary materialism, indulgences, and millennial woes.

Chinese Literature 中, En

木头百叶窗 Wooden Shutters

Zhu does not tell so much as direct the eye here and there, giving the reader that thrilling sense of noticing.

Chinese Literature 中, En

表妹 The Younger Cousin

A determined combination of inimitable talent and penchant for the bizarre.

Chinese Literature 中, En

九月 september

Liu addresses potent themes of urban displacement, bilateral definitions, and realities vs anti-realities.

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