Ep 32 - The Book of Shanghai with Karen Wang

"A true map cannot simply mark out the landmarks, and the most popular tourist sites, it must be able to guide readers through the city’s lesser-known corners, its dimly-lit nooks and rarely-frequented crannies"In the thirty second episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at The Book of Shanghai, a short story collection from Comma Press. Our guest is Karen Wang of the Manchester Confucius Institute-// NEWS ITEMS //Tiananmen: Lives of the Poets by Gregory Lee'The Revolutionary' Nicholas Haggerty on Lu XunChina's First Pornhub Translator -// WORD OF THE DAY //(捉 / Zhuō / Grasping)-// DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE //1980s ShanghaiHaipai LiteratureTrash management reformsSuzhou He, the movieEddie Huang goes to Shanghai-// Handy TrChFic Links //Episode Transcripts // Help Support TrChFicINSTAGRAM // TWITTER // DISCORD