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Chris Song’s note: Haixin 海辛 (1930–2011) was one of Hong Kong’s most prolific realist fiction writers. His deep curiosity about various professions and the lives of ordinary people in Hong Kong, combined with his broad taste in literature, allowed him…
![[TRANSLATION] “Spirits of Cicadas” by Haixin, translated by Chris Song](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/haixin-e6b5b7e8be9b_chris-song.png?w=1024)
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OVERSEAS BRIDE ▞ Mother Tongue Overseas▞ Overseas Bride Of all the stories in Ways to Love in a Crowded City, “Overseas Bride” has received the most attention from both speakers and non-speakers of Cantonese. In particular, people seem to like to hear…
![[OVERSEAS BRIDE] “Mother Tongue Overseas” by Wong Yi](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wong-yi-writing-for-cha-an-asian-literary-journal.png?w=1024)
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OVERSEAS BRIDE ▞ Mother Tongue Overseas▞ Overseas Bride Jennifer Feeley’s note: Written in 2020 and compiled into Wong Yi’s 2021 short story collection Ways to Love in a Crowded City, “Overseas Bride” delves into the emotional and cultural complexities of emigration, particularly…
![[OVERSEAS BRIDE] “Overseas Bride” by Wong Yi, translated by Jennifer Feeley](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wong-yi_jennifer-feeley_cha-an-asian-literary-journal.png?w=1024)
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On my way to the prison, I heard a teaser on the radio about bananas. Something to the effect that bananas were in trouble. I didn’t hear the actual story, but I’ve been thinking of bananas ever since. For several…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “Memories of Bananas” by Daniel Hudon](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bananas2.jpg?w=837)
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📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Han Kang (author), Deborah Smith (translator), The White Book, Portobello Books, 2016. 128 pgs. As Han Kong wrote out her list of white things at the beginning of the…
![[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Meditation on Whiteness: Han Kang’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘” by Jennifer Eagleton](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/the-white-book-first-published-may-25-2016.jpg?w=977)
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TIFF 2024 ▞ Introduction▞ 8. Band of Outsiders: On Neo Sora’s Happyend▞ 7. The Soul of an Artist: On Hong Sang-soo’s By The Stream▞ 6. The Two Maidens: On Trương Minh Quý’s Viet and Nam▞ 5. The Master and Her…
![[TIFF 2024] “The Inheritance: On 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐵𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 and 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑠” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tiff2024-asian-cha.png?w=1024)
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TIFF 2024 ▞ Introduction▞ 8. Band of Outsiders: On Neo Sora’s Happyend▞ 7. The Soul of an Artist: On Hong Sang-soo’s By The Stream▞ 6. The Two Maidens: On Trương Minh Quý’s Viet and Nam▞ 5. The Master and Her…
![[TIFF 2024] “A World of Pain: On Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑑” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cloud.webp?w=1000)
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TIFF 2024 ▞ Introduction▞ 8. Band of Outsiders: On Neo Sora’s Happyend▞ 7. The Soul of an Artist: On Hong Sang-soo’s By The Stream▞ 6. The Two Maidens: On Trương Minh Quý’s Viet and Nam▞ 5. The Master and Her…
![[TIFF 2024] “𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑦𝑚𝑒: On Lou Ye’s 𝐴𝑛 𝑈𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/an-unfinished-film_poster.jpg?w=705)
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TIFF 2024 ▞ Introduction▞ 8. Band of Outsiders: On Neo Sora’s Happyend▞ 7. The Soul of an Artist: On Hong Sang-soo’s By The Stream▞ 6. The Two Maidens: On Trương Minh Quý’s Viet and Nam▞ 5. The Master and Her…
![[TIFF 2024] “Introduction: TIFF 2024” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tiff.png?w=1024)
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📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Kiriti Sengupta. Bibhas Roy Chowdhury (poet), Kiriti Sengupta (translator), Poem Continuous: Reincarnated Expressions, Hawakal Publishers, 2024.114 pgs. “My reader, I dip into the water just…
![[REVIEW] “Mesmerising Collection—Bibhas Roy Chowdhury’s 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑚 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑜𝑢𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠” by Malashri Lal](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kiriti-sengupta-translator-poem-continuous-reincarnated-expressions.jpg?w=880)
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