Sabina Knight 桑稟華

"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.

"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...

Yu Hua: Fictional Cities | China Books Review The bestselling Chinese novelist foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits of fiction.

@chinabooksreview.com just published my review of Yu Hua's 余华 *City of Fiction*《文城》(2021, tr. 2025).

"Along with other contemporary Chinese works with such graphic violence, Yu’s novel does political work by purging the traumas of China’s bloody 20th century."
chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/30/f...

👇 Wide ranging and insightful piece by @spoem.bsky.social that places Yu Hua's latest work into the context of his previous works of fiction and writings by other important figures of his generation, via @chinabooksreview.com

Cover of Thomas Merton's book *New Seeds of Contemplation.* The golden cover features a photo of a stalk of wheat.

"This is what it means to seek God perfectly: . . . to turn aside from controversy and put away heavy loads of judgment and censorship and criticism and the whole burden of opinions I have no obligation to carry."

–– Thomas Merton, *New Seeds of Contemplation*, p. 46.

ALT for VSI: Screenshot of an overview of Sabina Knight's book *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction* from Oxford University Press. The book cover appears on the left, with pink at the top, red in the middle, and green at the bottom. On the right, under the title and phrase "Very Short Introductions", four bullet points suggest four of the book's virtues: * The most accessible guide to Chinese literature available--compact but textured and far-reaching * Serves as a window on Chinese culture from a philosophical, comparative approach * Introduces Chinese literary theories * Argues for the rise of literary modernity from as early as the eleventh century

* #Chinese #Literature: A Very Short Introduction* 🀄📚

* The most accessible guide to Chinese literature available––compact but textured & far-reaching.

* Serves as a window on Chinese culture from a philosophical, comparative approach.

"a marvel of economy, substance, and style."

Merci d'avoir lu ma recension et d'avoir partagé votre appréciation.

Congratulations on another major translation!

Thanks for writing this! I especially appreciated the tour of Yu's other novels in the second half. I've only read The Seventh Day, so I found this overview to be very helpful!

Yu Hua: Fictional Cities | China Books Review The bestselling Chinese novelist foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits of fiction.

@chinabooksreview.com just published my review of Yu Hua's 余华 *City of Fiction*《文城》(2021, tr. 2025).

"Along with other contemporary Chinese works with such graphic violence, Yu’s novel does political work by purging the traumas of China’s bloody 20th century."
chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/30/f...

The bestselling Chinese novelist Yu Hua foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits of fiction.

Read Sabina Knight's review of "City of Fiction": chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/30/f...

फाउंड दिस वर्क अबाउट चाइनीज लिटरचर अ कम्प्लीट गाइड एण्ड रिएलि एनजोएड आईटी। ई फाउंड आईटी एवर सो प्लीज़िंग तो रीड एण्ड आईटी वास सच अ वन्डर्फल वेल्थ ऑफ नालिज पककेड ईंटों सच अ समाल बुक! इटस अ Pocket Book डॉन्ट यू नो। ऊसएरफुल फॉर लॉंग ट्रेन जौरनेस सो इफ यू प्लान ऑन थे ट्रांस-छिन नेपाली एक्स्प्रेस देन टेक दिस विद यू!

***** five stars*****

In the Late Ming, Literature Is Survival | Los Angeles Review of Books Mahika Dhar reviews two classics of Chinese literature: Kong Shangren’s “The Peach Blossom Fan” and Zhang Yingyu’s “More Swindles from the Late Ming.”

Engaging & appreciative review at @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social of two works of literature from the Ming era lareviewofbooks.org/article/in-t... cc @chowleen.bsky.social @bairuiwen.bsky.social @spoem.bsky.social

I'm trying to build a feed that highlights the diverse voices in the literary world, particularly those involved in literary translation (all language combinations).
So, #literarytranslators out there, help me complete this #starterpack and let me know if you'd like to be added.

go.bsky.app/SurjbAj

The Oval Office dispute between Trump and Zelensky wasn’t just about Ukraine. It created a new world order. - The Boston Globe The exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump not only shocked the world, but also there's a good chance the botched visit changed it.

Let's help @harvard.edu turn the tide.

Americans can still reverse Trump's "new world order."

Recalling @bostonglobe.com's take on #Zelensky visit to the #BleakHouse.

#台灣 #短篇小說 集 ── 我推薦的五部傑作。🀄📚

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

"Mercurial billionaires" control X & Facebook.

The #Bluesky team, led by @jay.bsky.team, give #power to netizens.

by @chaykak.bsky.social @newyorker.com

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

"The rightwing movement against #empathy seeks to dismantle & discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize & respond to #suffering. We should see the campaign against empathy . . . for what it is: a flashing red light warning of #fascist intent."
@theguardian.com

There used to be a social democratic faction in the CCP. Time to rehabilitate that tendency, introduce welfare to put a floor under wages, discourage excessive saving and increase consumption.

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

" #Journalists are first, but everyone else is next."

With "lawsuits against 'the enemy camp,'" #publishers, #writers & academics are first. "Doctors, teachers, accountants will be next."

" #Authoritarianism is as predictable as a Swiss train."
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Created a Taiwan Studies Starter Pack for folks coming from Twitter. Let me know if you ought to be on here! go.bsky.app/TG2GBbz

China’s Minority Fiction, by Sabina Knight Multiethnic fiction speaks volumes about Chinese attitudes toward minorities, as well as these peoples’ historical understandings, their search for roots, and longings for cultural survival.

One of my current projects explores #non-Han #fiction & #poetry.

On the former, I wrote an article for *World #Literature Today*.

I've given talks on the broader project. I'm open to giving more.
🀄📚 www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2022/january...

I've long studied and taught #fiction from #Taiwan. ↓

I need to pick a couple of these up!

Five Books: Short Stories from Taiwan, recommended by Sabina Knight

fivebooks.com/best-books/s...

"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.

"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...

Trump Showed His Pain Point in His Standoff With China

In #China, gov legitimacy depends on economic stability.

Econ uncertainty threatened CCP legitimacy until Trump's #tariffs & trade war.

Now the Party can blame econ troubles on U.S. "efforts to contain China -- rather than bad governance," as @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social writes on @nytimes.com:

In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits Xi Jinping, who rules with absolute authority, has shown he is willing to let the Chinese people endure hardship. President Trump revealed he has limits.

"600 million #Chinese take home less than $140 a month and have minimum social benefits, a major reason they save so much and consume less than the #economy needs."

–– Li Yuan @nytimes.com

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

"The rightwing movement against #empathy seeks to dismantle & discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize & respond to #suffering. We should see the campaign against empathy . . . for what it is: a flashing red light warning of #fascist intent."
@theguardian.com

In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits Xi Jinping, who rules with absolute authority, has shown he is willing to let the Chinese people endure hardship. President Trump revealed he has limits.

"600 million #Chinese take home less than $140 a month and have minimum social benefits, a major reason they save so much and consume less than the #economy needs."

–– Li Yuan @nytimes.com

Update: I've submitted multiple appeals.

No answer.

Can anyone help me reverse X's #censorship?

( #Chinese #dissidents and others still use X. )