Tag Archives: English

Josh Summers’ review of Wang Gang’s English

One of the very few fictional portraits of Xinjiang hit the shelves in the English language just a few days ago, and Josh Summers of Far West China has a review of it up at [...]

Fictional Xinjiang Novel Reveals State Insecurities

The Cultural Revolution is a sensitive topic inside of China’s borders, spoken of quietly, indirectly, or simply not at all.  And that is why I was surprised that the China Daily decided to put out [...]

New translation of a novel set in Xinjiang

Paper Republic, a literary blog, has an interview by Bruce Humes with the translators of Wang Gang’s novel, English. Set in Xinjiang during the Cultural Revolution, English, which has found popularity in China, follows a [...]