crime Archives - Spittoon

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I Stood Alone in the City

“I had read lots of news about people being kidnapped on the bus, usually when they were sleepy. I had an instinct that I should be careful tonight.”

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Beijing Lights #18: Without a Good heart, We Lose Our Purpose

“I’m satisfied financially. I can afford a drink and some cigarettes every day. That’s good enough. Remember I used to go hungry.”

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An Interview with Damyanti Biswas

Novelist Damyanti Biswas talks crime fiction, secrets, short stories, and why she’s donated the author proceeds from her debut novel to two charities.

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I Don’t Want Him to Smell

Spittoon Monthly presents “I Don’t Want Him to Smell” by Damyanti Biswas, a story of a poor Singaporean family trapped in the stink of being human.

What is Spittoon?

Spittoon is a Beijing-based arts collective that produces events and programming throughout China and publishes Spittoon Literary Magazine, all with the goal of bringing together Chinese and foreign writers, artists, and literary enthusiasts. We host regular literature events every Thursday in Beijing and a music-poetry collab event called Spittunes, as well as events in Shanghai, Xi'an, and Gothenberg, Sweden.

The Spittoon Literary Magazine is a biannual publication dedicated to bringing Chinese writing and art to an English-language audience. Our unique team of Western and Chinese writers seeks out, translates, and publishes China's best, most exciting new voices.