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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

September 29, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0

Our top 5 books of the month kicking off the Autumn take in fiction, foodie explorations, memoir and literary experimentation. From Emmanuel Carrère’s unsettling excavation of history and memory in Kolkhoz, to Fuchsia Dunlop’s richly […]

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Adrift in the South Xiao Hai Review

September 25, 2026 Guest Contributor 0

Adrift in the South is a first memoir by Xiao Hai, poet and essayist, and follows his decade working in factories across southern China, culminating in the flourishing arts village Picun. With neat prose and […]

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City Like Water Dorothy Tse Review

March 9, 2026 Guest Contributor Comments Off

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse out from Fitzcarraldo and translated by Natascha Bruce, is her third book to be translated into English, following the surreal short story collection Snow and Shadow (translated by Nicky […]

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My Sister’s Red Shirt by Tie Ning Review

July 25, 2025 Ben F Comments Off

My Sister’s Red Shirt by Tie Ning, beautifully translated from the Chinese by Annelise Finegan, is an unusual bestselling semi-autobiographical novella written through the lens of a young woman reflecting on a family in crisis […]

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In the Line of Fire Antony Thomas Review

March 25, 2022 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Antony Thomas was making documentary films at a time in film and TV when leading producers and executives were backed by their organizations, could stand by their principles and get films made. Three very different […]

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Monkey King Journey to the West Wu Cheng’en Review

March 23, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en, in a new translation by Julia Lovell, is an acknowledged classic not only for children but adults too. The new Penguin Classics clothbound hardback edition is […]

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Translating China by Nicky Harman Podcast

February 25, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Nicky Harman, translator, discusses translating China with BookBlast Podcast host Georgia de Chamberet, on the launch of online magazine Paper Republic’s roundup of new books in English translation. This year’s roll call features thirty-three novels, […]

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Fox Anthony Gardner Review

February 21, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast reviews Fox by Anthony Gardner, a fast-paced and entertaining topical satire on our surveillance society and the British government’s tendency to grovel to global superpowers. “Frank and Anna’s day was one of mixed fortunes. […]