La SF chinoise
Posté : mar. oct. 24, 2017 8:42 pm
Want to understand China? Read its best science fiction
Chinese science fiction is enjoying a golden age of sorts, with some writers winning international awards, thanks in part to gifted translator Ken Liu. The portrayal of Orwell’s Big Brother and Huxley’s soma pills might have influenced contemporary Chinese sci-fi writers as much as their Western counterparts, but in their accounts, Chinese authors are also wrestling with problems unique to their own country.