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Title Invisible planets : contemporary Chinese science fiction in translation / translated and edited by Ken Liu.

Publication Info. New York : Tor, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  SF INVISIBLE    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  F INVISIBL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  895.1 IN8    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  SF INVISIBLE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 383 pages ; 23 cm
Note "A Tom Doherty Associates book." -- Title page
Contents Introduction: China dreams / by Ken Liu -- Chen Qiufan. The year of the rat ; The fish of Lijiang ; The flower of Shazui -- Xia Jia. A hundred ghosts parade tonight ; Tongtong's summer ; Night journey of the Dragon-horse -- Ma Boyong. The city of silence -- Hao Jingfang. Invisible planets ; Folding Beijing -- Tang Fei. Call girl -- Cheng Jingbo. Grave of the fireflies -- Liu Cixin. The circle ; Taking care of God -- Essays : The worst of all possible universes and the best of all possible earths: Three-body and Chinese science fiction -- The torn generation: Chinese science fiction in a culture in transition -- What makes Chinese science fiction Chinese?
Summary "Thirteen intriguing visions of the future from China"--Cover.
"The thirteen stories in this collection...add up to a strong and diverse representation of Chinese SF. Some have won awards in translation, some have garnered serious critical acclaim, some have been selected for Year's Best anthologies, and some are simply Ken Liu's personal favorites.To round out the collection, there are several essays from Chinese scholars and authors, plus an illuminating introduction by Ken Liu."--Book jacket.
"Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards (including Hao Jingfang's Hugo-winning novella, Folding Beijing); some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of New York Times bestseller Liu Cixin's two stories) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'. In addition, three essays at the end of the book explore Chinese science fiction. Liu Cixin's essay, The Worst of All Possible Universes and The Best of All Possible Earths, gives a historical overview of SF in China and situates his own rise to prominence as the premier Chinese author within that context. Chen Qiufan's The Torn Generation gives the view of a younger generation of authors trying to come to terms with the tumultuous transformations around them. Finally, Xia Jia, who holds the first Ph.D. issued for the study of Chinese SF, asks What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?" -- Publisher's description
Language Text in English translated from the Chinese.
Subject Science fiction, Chinese -- Translations into English.
Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English.
Genre/Form Science fiction.
Short stories.
Science fiction.
Short stories.
Added Author Liu, Ken, 1976- editor, translator.
ISBN 9780765384195
0765384191
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