monologue Archives

Monologue #5: Chengdu: A City Defying Definition

An affectionate, illustrated exploration of Chengdu in all its diversity.

Monologue #4 Part 1: Chengdu’s Hotpot Obsession

A visual guide to Chengdu’s star dish—hotpot. A primer for Monologue #4 Part 2.

Monologue #4 Part 2: The Last Night of Ji Xiang Restaurant

A Chengdu local meditates on the cost of gentrification, recording the loss of a restaurant that is in many ways her home.

Monologue 独白 En

Monologue #3: Happy All the Time

Share in the sights and thoughts of a poet on a stroll through Chengdu.

Monologue 独白 En

Monologue #2: The River

In this chapter of Monologue a returning local writes a love letter to the city he grew up in.

Monologue 独白 En

Monologue: Introduction

Spittoon is proud to introduce Monologue, a series of graphic non-fiction narratives created by Jacob Wanuch. We begin with a double installment, one story of finding and one of losing a home.

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.