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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] β€œStories Grow in Hong Kong: A Review of 𝑂𝑓 πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ β€ by Astrid MΓΈller-Olsen

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Monika Gaenssbauer and Nicholas Olczak (editors). Of Forests and Humans: Hong Kong Contemporary Short Fiction. Edition Cathay, vol. 74, Bochum, Projekt Verlag, 2019. 126 pgs. In Of Forests and Humans, Monika Gaenssbauer…

    Sep 1, 2022
    [REVIEW] β€œStories Grow in Hong Kong: A Review of 𝑂𝑓 πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π»π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ β€ by Astrid MΓΈller-Olsen

  • [REVIEW] “Dream-like Reality: Phoebe Tsang’s 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ” by Aerith Au

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Phoebe Tsang, Setting Fire to Water. Thistledown Press, 2022. 220 pgs. Phoebe Tsang’s short story collection Setting Fire to Water is a delightful debut that transforms seemingly prosaic lives and events into…

    Sep 1, 2022
    [REVIEW] “Dream-like Reality: Phoebe Tsang’s 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ” by Aerith Au

  • [REVIEW] “The Women Behind the Hindu Myths: Koral Dasgupta’s π΄β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘¦π‘Ž and 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖” by Sharyn Phu

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Koral Dasgupta, Ahalya, Pan Macmillan, 2020. 204 pgs. Koral Dasgupta, Kunti, Pan Macmillan, 2021. 203 pgs. In the preface to her 1919 anthology Short Stories, Mrs (Srimati Swarna Kumari Devi) Ghosal wrote,…

    May 26, 2022
    [REVIEW] “The Women Behind the Hindu Myths: Koral Dasgupta’s π΄β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘¦π‘Ž and 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖” by Sharyn Phu

  • [REVIEW] “The Numbing Funk of Desire: Yan Ge’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘– π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›” by Kyle Muntz

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yan Ge (author), Nicky Harman (translator), The Chilli Bean Paste Clan, Balestier Press, 2018. 278 pgs. Xue Shengqiang really has it tough. As head of the family, it’s his responsibility…

    May 26, 2022
    [REVIEW] “The Numbing Funk of Desire: Yan Ge’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘– π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ πΆπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›” by Kyle Muntz

  • [REVIEW] β€œA Parable of the Eccentric Sower: Duo Duo’s π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘  πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›β€ by Joanna Krenz

    Duo Duo (author), Lucas Klein (translator and editor), Words as Grain (Yale University Press, 2021. 280 pgs.Β  A farmer went out to sow his seed.Β As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and…

    Apr 20, 2022
    [REVIEW] β€œA Parable of the Eccentric Sower: Duo Duo’s π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘  πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›β€ by Joanna Krenz

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Returned Home for Christmas after Years of Absence: A Personal Reflection and a Tale” by Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo

    Editor’s note: Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo is from the Philippines. In 1981, he received a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Benguet State University. He taught poultry production in high school before he went to Saudi Arabia as an agriculturist. Shocked…

    Apr 17, 2022
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Returned Home for Christmas after Years of Absence: A Personal Reflection and a Tale” by Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo

  • [REVIEW] “The Buried Past Revealed: Reading π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘˜π‘’π‘œ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘ β€ by Yu MΓΌller

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Annika A. Culver and Norman Smith (editors), Manchukuo Perspectives: Transnational Approach to Literary Production, Hong Kong University Press, 2020. Miserable human mouths are born on each ink drop. The paper gets crowded…

    Apr 16, 2022
    [REVIEW] “The Buried Past Revealed: Reading π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘˜π‘’π‘œ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘ β€ by Yu MΓΌller

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Catching Fish” by Kamayani Sharma

    Kamayani Sharma on “Catching Fish”: I wrote the first draft of the poem on 14 April 2012. I remember the exact date because I emailed the poem to a friend as soon as I finished it. In those days, having…

    Apr 16, 2022
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Catching Fish” by Kamayani Sharma

  • [REVIEW] β€œAn Intellectual Exchange: A Review of πΈπ‘‘π‘œ π½π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘› πΈπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘β€ by James Kin Pong Au

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} {This review is cross-posted on Agora.} Donald Keene and Shiba Ryōtarō (authors), Tony Gonzalez (translator), Edo Japan Encounters the World: Conversations Between Donald Keene and Shiba Ryotaro, Japan Library, 2018. 137 pgs.…

    Apr 9, 2022
    [REVIEW] β€œAn Intellectual Exchange: A Review of πΈπ‘‘π‘œ π½π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘› πΈπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘β€ by James Kin Pong Au

  • [REVIEW] “Fiona Sze-Lorrain: Poetry and Translations” by Elizabeth Chung

    {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} β–š Fiona Sze-Lorrain, Rain in Plural, Princeton University Press, 2020. 120 pgs.β–š Yin Lichuan (author), Fiona Sze-Lorrain (translator), Karma, Tolsun Books, 2020. 222 pgs.β–š Ye Lijun (author), Fiona Sze-Lorrain (translator), My Mountain…

    Mar 30, 2022
    [REVIEW] “Fiona Sze-Lorrain: Poetry and Translations” by Elizabeth Chung
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