Ep 53 - The Membranes with Chi Ta-wei and Ari Larissa Heinrich

‘Two peach trees, two entirely different universes.’[ this is episode 1 of our Taiwan Season ]In the fifty third episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we are peeling back The Membranes (膜 / Mó). Joining me at their respective computer terminals in the ocean floor biodome are its author Chi Ta-wei and translator Ari Larissa Heinrich. -// NEWS ITEMS //PANEL: Exploring Chinese Science Fiction Multi-DimensionallyPREORDER: Vessel - a memoir by Cai ChongdaUPCOMING: The London Chinese Science Fiction Group to have Han Song on as a guest -// WORDS OF THE DAY //(赞 - zàn - ‘like’, as in Facebook, Wechat etc)(情 - qíng - emotion, affection, sentiment)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //80s & 90s sci-fi and cyberpunk: should it be left behind?the hole in the ozone layerchickens with teethqueer parenting in Taiwan-// Episode Sponsor //Buy Paul French’s Destination Peking here:https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/destination-peking/-// Handy TrChFic Links //Episode Transcripts // Help Support TrChFicINSTAGRAM // TWITTER // DISCORD