Ep 98 - The Book of Beijing with Shi Yifeng and Carson Ramsdell

I supposed every last one of this country’s 1.3 billion inhabitants all had their own obsessions with the giant germ cell.In the ninety eighth episode of the Translated Chinese fiction podcast I am joined by two fine fellows, Shi Yifeng and contributing translator Carson Ramsdell. All a-puff with imperial gusto, we leaf through The Book of Beijing to discuss three of the stories collected within: Han Song’s Reunion ( 北京西站，春节之前 - běijīng xī zhàn, chūnjié zhīqián - tr. Ramsdell 先生), Xu Kun’s Dogshit Football (狗日的足球 - gǒurì de zúqiú), and Mr Shi’s own Is Mr Zhang Home? (张先生在家么 - zhāng xiānshēng zàijiā me). Prepare to shiver, to snicker, and to squeal – but not necessarily in that order.-// NEWS ITEMS //My Cat Hates Me bags gold graphic novel prize in the 2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin AwardsTaiwanPlus News speaks to Jenna Tang about First Love ParadiseChengdu Worldcon happened – seems to have gone well!-// WORD OF THE DAY //(复杂 – fùzá – complexity)(壮美 – zhuàngměi – magnificent)-// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //Parallel episode on Mu Ming’s Express to Beijing West Railway StationShanghai’s strange ‘foreign towns’Mark Fisher’s The Weird and the Eerie-// Handy TrChFic Links //Help Support TrChFic // Episode TranscriptsINSTAGRAM🏙️TWITTER🏙️DISCORD