The Resource Invisible planets : an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction, translated and edited by Ken Liu
Invisible planets : an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction, translated and edited by Ken Liu
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- Summary
- Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards; some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Extent
- 383 pages
- Note
- Translated from the Chinese
- Contents
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- Introduction: China dreams / by Ken Liu
- Chen Quifan. The year of the rat ; The fish of Lijiang ; The flower of Shazui
- Xia Jia. A hundred ghosts parade tonight ; Tongtong's summer ; Night journey of the Dragon-horse
- Ma Boyong. The city of silence
- Hao Jingfang. Invisible planets ; Folding Beijing
- Tang Fei. Call girl
- Cheng Jingbo. Grave of the fireflies
- Liu Cixin. The circle ; Taking care of God
- Essays : The worst of all possible universes and the best of all possible earths: Three-body and Chinese science fiction
- The torn generation: Chinese science fiction in a culture in transition
- What makes Chinese science fiction Chinese?
- Isbn
- 9781784978815
- Label
- Invisible planets : an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction
- Title
- Invisible planets
- Title remainder
- an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- translated and edited by Ken Liu
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Summary
- Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards; some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'
- Cataloging source
- NLE
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Chinese
- Literary form
- short stories
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Liu, Ken
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Science fiction, Chinese
- Speculative fiction, Chinese
- Short stories, Chinese
- China
- Label
- Invisible planets : an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction, translated and edited by Ken Liu
- Note
- Translated from the Chinese
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: China dreams / by Ken Liu -- Chen Quifan. The year of the rat ; The fish of Lijiang ; The flower of Shazui -- Xia Jia. A hundred ghosts parade tonight ; Tongtong's summer ; Night journey of the Dragon-horse -- Ma Boyong. The city of silence -- Hao Jingfang. Invisible planets ; Folding Beijing -- Tang Fei. Call girl -- Cheng Jingbo. Grave of the fireflies -- Liu Cixin. The circle ; Taking care of God -- Essays : The worst of all possible universes and the best of all possible earths: Three-body and Chinese science fiction -- The torn generation: Chinese science fiction in a culture in transition -- What makes Chinese science fiction Chinese?
- Control code
- 000059034297
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 383 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784978815
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)962071083
- Label
- Invisible planets : an anthology of contemporary Chinese science fiction, translated and edited by Ken Liu
- Note
- Translated from the Chinese
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: China dreams / by Ken Liu -- Chen Quifan. The year of the rat ; The fish of Lijiang ; The flower of Shazui -- Xia Jia. A hundred ghosts parade tonight ; Tongtong's summer ; Night journey of the Dragon-horse -- Ma Boyong. The city of silence -- Hao Jingfang. Invisible planets ; Folding Beijing -- Tang Fei. Call girl -- Cheng Jingbo. Grave of the fireflies -- Liu Cixin. The circle ; Taking care of God -- Essays : The worst of all possible universes and the best of all possible earths: Three-body and Chinese science fiction -- The torn generation: Chinese science fiction in a culture in transition -- What makes Chinese science fiction Chinese?
- Control code
- 000059034297
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 383 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784978815
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)962071083
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