{"product_id":"granta-169-thomas-meaney-9781909889682","title":"Granta 169: China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this issue\u003cbr\u003ewe turn a spotlight on the best contemporary writing happening now in Mainland\u003cbr\u003eChina.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's been\u003cbr\u003ea decade since \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's last major look at East Asia - Granta\u003cbr\u003e127: Japan was a landmark introduced that introduced English-reading audiences\u003cbr\u003eto writers like Sayaka Murata, Hiromi Kawakami, and Mieko Kawakami for the\u003cbr\u003efirst time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new\u003cbr\u003eissue will be an anthology of fiction, non-fiction, photography and poetry, \u003cbr\u003emostly in translation.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will\u003cbr\u003efeature new work from established talents, often tipped for the Nobel Prize, \u003cbr\u003elike Yu Hua, Yan Lianke and Can Xue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will\u003cbr\u003ealso introduce a new generation of writers, like Shuang Xuetao - whose work\u003cbr\u003erecently appeared in the New Yorker, and is known as a leading figure of the\u003cbr\u003e'Dongbei Renaissance', a literary movement known for its combination of gritty\u003cbr\u003erealism with a magical, surrealist turn. We'll also feature new writing by\u003cbr\u003eZhang Yueran, whose book \u003ci\u003eCocoon \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2023, alongside writers\u003cbr\u003ewho have never before appeared in English.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issue\u003cbr\u003eaims to look at Chinese writing in the round, and will feature a new science\u003cbr\u003efiction story from Chen Quifan, author of \u003ci\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/i\u003e - which, from\u003cbr\u003ea futuristic perspective, looks back at catastrophic events through Chinese\u003cbr\u003ehistory (the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, the colonisation of Hong Kong). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the\u003cbr\u003enon-fiction side we have Yan Ge writing on the differences between the Chinese\u003cbr\u003eand English languages, and how things like the lack of tenses in Chinese has\u003cbr\u003eled to the development of very distinct cultural tastes in literature. We'll\u003cbr\u003ealso have an essay from Han Zhang on migrant workers literature from Picun, and\u003cbr\u003ethe uneasy relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and a new wave of\u003cbr\u003ewriters emerging from the working class.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Meaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909889687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909889682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Granta Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.71w x 0.79d","brand":"Thomas Meaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110885871871,"sku":"9781909889682","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_795b21dc-e8d7-41ac-a1d3-6084642a5e2f.jpg?v=1725470053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/granta-169-thomas-meaney-9781909889682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}