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    CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: First Impressions, Essays, En Route, Xi Xiβ€”Can We Say, Write to Power, and Auditory Cortex

    Header artwork by Annysa Ng 茢 First Impressionsclick for information 茢 Essays click for information 茢 En Routeclick for information 茢 XI XIβ€”Can We Sayclick for information 茢 Write to Powerclick for information 茢 Auditory Cortexclick for information

  • [REVIEW] “In Search of the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: A Review of Ho Chee Lick and Anne Lee Tzu Pheng’s πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘œπ‘› 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 and Elaine Woo’s 𝑃𝑒𝑑 π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑒” by Stephanie Studzinski

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ❀ Ho Chee Lick and Anne Lee Tzu Pheng, Common Life: Drawings and Poems, Ethos Books, 2018. 191 pgs.❀ Elaine Woo, Put Your Hand in Mine, Signature Editions, 2019. 91 pgs. Each time I…

    Sep 5, 2021
    [REVIEW] “In Search of the Extraordinary in the Ordinary: A Review of Ho Chee Lick and Anne Lee Tzu Pheng’s πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘œπ‘› 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 and Elaine Woo’s 𝑃𝑒𝑑 π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑒” by Stephanie Studzinski

  • [REVIEW] “A Glimpse into Mongolia: π‘†π‘’π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Sarah KΓΆksal

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Simon Wickhamsmith (translator),Β Suncranes and Other Stories: Modern Mongolian Short Fiction, Columbia University Press, 2021. 296 pgs. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt international travel, entry into Mongolia remains…

    Sep 5, 2021
    [REVIEW] “A Glimpse into Mongolia: π‘†π‘’π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Sarah KΓΆksal

  • [EXCLUSIVE] Parting, Travel, and the Great Roc: Poems of Li Bai, Newly Translated by Brian Holton

    Translation EditorΒ Lucas Klein‘s note:Β  Brian Holton’s translations of Li Bai are new in at least three senses: he completed them recently; they will be new to readers familiar only with the Tang poet’s β€œgreatest hits” or anthology pieces; and they…

    Aug 12, 2021
    [EXCLUSIVE] Parting, Travel, and the Great Roc: Poems of Li Bai, Newly Translated by Brian Holton

  • [REVIEW] “Building Their Own Universes: A Review of Xuan Juliana Wang’s π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘…π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Suyin Haynes

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Xuan Juliana Wang, Home Remedies,  Penguin Random House, 2019. 240 pgs. Watching Olympic diving is agonisingly tense, even as I sit at my laptop in London to watch, 9,500km…

    Aug 9, 2021
    [REVIEW] “Building Their Own Universes: A Review of Xuan Juliana Wang’s π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘…π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Suyin Haynes

  • [REVIEW] “The Heterogeneity of the Vast Chinese Community: Grace Chia’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ πΊπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘‘” by Queenie Au

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Grace Chia, The Arches of Gerrard Street, Penguin Random House SEA, 2021. 268 pgs. It’s clear from the prologue alone that Grace Chia has prepared a complex and diverse diasporic world for…

    Aug 5, 2021
    [REVIEW] “The Heterogeneity of the Vast Chinese Community: Grace Chia’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ πΊπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘‘” by Queenie Au

  • [REVIEW] “Not Her Story: Jia Zhangke’s π΄π‘ β„Ž 𝐼𝑠 π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘Šβ„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘’” by Michael Tsang

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jia Zhangke (director), Ash Is Purest White (Chinese name: ζ±ŸζΉ–ε…’ε₯³ Jianhu ErnΓΌ), 2018. 136 min. Note: This review contains spoilers. One of the most influential Chinese independent film directors today, Jia Zhangke turns to the…

    Aug 3, 2021
    [REVIEW] “Not Her Story: Jia Zhangke’s π΄π‘ β„Ž 𝐼𝑠 π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘Šβ„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘’” by Michael Tsang

  • [FEATURE] Six Poems by Duo Duo and Translated by Lucas Klein in π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘  πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–𝑛

    Translation Editor Lucas Klein‘s note: On the 9th or 10th of July, depending on where you are in the world, Cha hosted β€œThe Force of Forging Words: A Translation Conversation” to launch my translation of Words as Grain: New and…

    Jul 25, 2021
    [FEATURE] Six Poems by Duo Duo and Translated by Lucas Klein in π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘  πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–𝑛

  • [REVIEW] “Noir Fables of Tibet: Tsering DΓΆndrup’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Michael Tsang

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Tsering DΓΆndrup (author), Christopher Peacock (translator), The Handsome Monk and Other Stories, Columbia University Press, 2019. 216 pgs. Tsering DΓΆndrup’s The Handsome Monk and Other Stories shows that literatures from less visible…

    Jul 23, 2021
    [REVIEW] “Noir Fables of Tibet: Tsering DΓΆndrup’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ ” by Michael Tsang

  • [REVIEW] β€œLamentable Conditions and the Decrepit Body: A Review of Kang Kyeong-ae’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ˆπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‰π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘”π‘’β€ by Suhasini Patni

    {Return to Cha Review of Books andΒ Films.} Kang Kyeong-ae (author), Anton Hur (translator), The Underground Village, Honford Star, 2018. 288 pgs. The Underground Village is a collection of short stories by one of colonial Korea’s pioneer female authors, Kang Kyeong-ae, translated…

    Jul 20, 2021
    [REVIEW] β€œLamentable Conditions and the Decrepit Body: A Review of Kang Kyeong-ae’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ˆπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‰π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘”π‘’β€ by Suhasini Patni

  • [REVIEW] “Poetry Blossoms Everywhere: A Review of π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘ˆπ‘ ” by Michael Tsang

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} The Bauhinia Project, Hong Kong Without Us: A People’s Poetry, University of Georgia Press, 2021. 120 pgs. Unusual times call for unusual ways of self-expression. At a time when civil freedoms in Hong…

    Jul 18, 2021
    [REVIEW] “Poetry Blossoms Everywhere: A Review of π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘ˆπ‘ ” by Michael Tsang
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