2018: Chinese fiction in translation
Our reviews of Chinese fiction—novels and short story collections—in translation this year.
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“Rip It Up” by Kou Machida
The narrator of Kou Machida’s Rip It Up is repulsive. In his introduction, translator Daniel Joseph describes him as a “toxic shit heel”. He is sexist; one woman characterizes him as “defilement incarnate”. He constantly insults other people, calling them “morons”, “idiots” and “dumbasses”.
“The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China” by Tonio Andrade
Academic books, thank goodness, are getting better and better these days, as professors seem to have realized that readability piques interest far more than pretentiously dense, jargon-ridden prose appealing mostly to purveyors of the same product, and which dismay students who have to read it. Granted, not every academic can write decently—anyone who has struggled…
