Ep 32 - The Book of Shanghai with Karen Wang

"A true map cannot simply mark out the landmarks, and the most popular tourist sites, it must be able to guide readers through the city’s lesser-known corners, its dimly-lit nooks and rarely-frequented crannies"

In the thirty second episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at The Book of Shanghai, a short story collection from Comma Press. Our guest is Karen Wang of the Manchester Confucius Institute

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// WORD OF THE DAY //

(捉 / Zhuō / Grasping)

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// DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE //

• 1980s Shanghai

• Haipai Literature

• Trash management reforms

• Suzhou He, the movie

• Eddie Huang goes to Shanghai

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