Ep 45 - Strange Beasts of China with Yan Ge and Jeremy Tiang

In bars like this, on nights like this, the people of Yong'an would talk of deathIn the forty fifth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we are hunting for the Strange Beasts of China (异兽志 - Yì Shòu Zhì). Two very special guests are joining me this time - the book's author Yan Ge and its translator Jeremy Tiang. If I sound a little off-kilter this episode, it's because I'm star struck!-// NEWS ITEMS //Faraway by Lo Yi-Chin - coming out this SeptemberHow Lin Qi's Poisoning Death Shocked China - A suspected murder by poisoning related to the Three Body Netflix adaptationRound up, Round up - News #1 - Paper Republic now has its own news roundup!-// WORD OF THE DAY //(异 - Yì - strange/different)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //The ShanhaijingBestiary by K-Ming ChangFifty Sounds by Polly BartonAttrib by Eley WilliamsI am the Messenger by Markus Zusakthe mighty 小儿赶牛 - red bull & ergoutou baijiuthe seven sages of the bamboo groveThe 'san xian/third line' industrialisation plan-// Handy TrChFic Links //Episode Transcripts // Help Support TrChFicINSTAGRAM 👹 TWITTER 👹 DISCORD