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[REVIEW] βWorlds of Translation, Translated Worlds: ππππ π Special Issue...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Hangping Xu and Yunte Huang (special issue editors),Β Translatability and Transmediality: Chinese Poetry in/and the World, V20: N1...
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[REVIEW] βTo Write Properly: Hwang Bo-reumβs πππππππ π‘π π‘βπ π»π¦π’πππ-ππππ...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Hwang Bo-reum (author), Shanna Tan (translator), Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. 320 pgs....
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[REVIEW] βThe Absence that Haunts the CityβA Review ofππππππ πππππ: π΄...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Making Space. Nicolette Wong (editor),Β Making Space: A Collection of Writing and Art,...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βBasque Cheesecake in the Indian Himalayasβ by Aileen Blaney
TH: Aileen Blaney explores the gentrification of the Himalayan village in the newΒ work-from-anywhereΒ post-pandemicΒ dispensation. In this piece, the coffee shop is used as a device for depicting the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βTallβ by Guru T Ladakhi
TH: In this very short tale, Guru T Ladakhi presents a defiant woman proud of ownership of her body and choices, unafraid of the gossip and speculation of others. Artwork by Anastasi Holubchyk. I know...
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[REVIEW] βIs Hong Kong Expired after the National Security Law?βA Review of...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Ho-fung Hung, City on the Edge: Hong Kong under China Rule, Cambridge University Press, 2022. 316 pgs. βPessimism of the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βThe Girl Without a Faceβ by Wong King Fai, Translated by Chris Song
TH: Wong King Faiβs short story βThe Girl Without a Faceβ η‘ηΈε₯³ was published in the Hong Kong Literary ι¦ζΈ―ζεΈ magazine in 2009 and is included in the authorβs collection Hong Kong: Mock City ι¦ζΈ―οΌιθ€ηεεΈ. In...
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βA Bittersweet Love for a Tempestuous City: Chan Kwan Ee...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Chan Kwan Ee Tom, Listen, Atmosphere Press, 2023. Inspired by Allen Ginsbergβs seminal masterpiece Howl, Chan Kwan Ee Tomβs...
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[REVIEW] βThe Extraordinary Story of Bernardine Szold FritzβA Review of Susan...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Susan Blumberg-Kason, Bernardineβs Shanghai Salon: The Story of The Doyenne of Old China, Post Hill Press, 2023. 275 pgs....
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[REVIEW] βWalking on Thin IceβMimi Okabeβs πππππ, ππ’ππππ, πππ ππ¦π π‘πππ¦: πβπ...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Mimi Okabe, Manga, Murder, and Mystery: The Boy Detectives of Japanβs Lost Generation, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. 216 pgs. Has...
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[REVIEW] βFormidable Exploration of the Symbolism of Food in...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Wenying Xu, Eating Identities: Reading Food in Asian American Literature, University of Hawaiβi Press, 2007. 208 pgs. Food has...
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βAesthetics of Obsolescence: Dung Kai-cheungβs π΄ πΆππ‘ππππ...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Dung Kai-cheung (author), Bonnie S. McDougall and Anders Hansson (translators), A Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On,...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βA Space for βMusic'β by Matt Turner
TH: In this essay, Matt Turner meditates on a couple of recent concerts he attended at Dream House and Task, both in New York. In late July this year, I attended a performance at Dream House in lower...
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[REVIEW] βMore Social-science than Fiction: Bae Myung-hoonβs πππ€ππβ by Lucy...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Bae Myung-hoon (author), Sung Ryu (translator), Tower, Honford Star, 2021. 262 pgs. In Tower, Bae Myung-Hoon unveils a...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βChristmas Shoppingβ BY MARY WONG, Translated by Chris Song
TH: We are pleased to present Chris Songβs English translation of Mary Wongβs short story βChristmas Shoppingβ θθͺθ³Όη©, which is collected in Surviving Central δΈη°δΊΊ. The story won the 25th Secondary...
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βReading on Slow Quiet Daysβ by Joefel Bolo
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS I have had this feeling of being quiet and alone recently, since graduating from university, with the pressure of looking for a...
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βThe Liminality of Being: Anthony Chenβs πβπ π΅πππππππ...
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Anthony Chen (director),Β Breaking the Ice, 2023. 97 min. Arresting visuals, an immersive soundtrack, and interesting ideas do not...
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[REVIEW] βAll the Subtle References: Dorothy Tseβs ππ€πππ ββ by Ilaria Maria Sala
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Owlish. Dorothy Tse (author), Natascha Bruce (translator),Β Owlish, Fitzcarraldo...
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[REVIEW] βVibrant Being in Mary Jean Chanβs π΅πππβπ‘ πΉπππβ by Kika W. L. Van Robay
πΒ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπΒ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Bright Fear. Mary Jean Chan,Β Bright Fear, Faber & Faber, 2023. 72 pgs. I first...
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[EXCLUSIVE] βProject Babelβ by Li Kotomi, Translated by Kendall Heitzman
Kendall Heitzmanβs introduction:ββProject Babelβ was published in Japanese in the Tokyo Shimbun on 26 November 2022. It first appeared in English in my translation at a reading on 22 September 2023 at...
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