{"product_id":"that-we-may-live-speculative-chinese-fiction-9781949641004","title":"That We May Live: Speculative Chinese Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This remarkable anthology of Chinese speculative fiction offers seven tales of societal responsibility and individual freedom. . . . By turns cryptic and revealing, phantasmagorical and straightforward, these tales balance reality and fantasy on the edge of a knife.\"\u003cem\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman impulsively decides to visit her grandmother in a scene reminiscent of \"Little Red Riding Hood,\" only to find herself in a town of women obsessed with a mysterious fermented beverage. An aging and well-respected female newscaster at a provincial TV station finds herself caught up in an illicit affair with her boss, who insists that she recite the news while they have sex. An anonymous city prone to vanishing storefronts begins to plant giant mushrooms for its citizens to live in, with disastrous consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first book in the brand-new Calico Series, we bring you work by some of today's most exciting writers from China and Hong Kong, including Dorothy Tse (tr. Natascha Bruce), Zhu Hui (tr. Michael Day), and Enoch Tam (tr. Jeremy Tiang). Lightly touching on issues of urbanization, sexuality, and propaganda, the collection builds a world both utterly disorienting and disturbing familiar, prompting the question: Where does reality end and absurdity begin in a world pushed to its very limits?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Calico series, published biannually by Two Lines Press, captures vanguard works of translated literature in stylish, collectible editions. Each Calico is a vibrant snapshot that explores one aspect of our present moment, offering the voices of previously inaccessible, highly innovative writers from around the world today. \u003cem\u003eThat We May Live\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in the series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvans, Cj:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCJ Evans is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Penance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Category of Outcast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoolidge, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSarah Coolidge received her BA in comparative literature from Bard College. She enjoys reading books in Spanish and English, and she writes essays on photography and international literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYan, Ge:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eYan Ge was born in Sichuan, China. Her first short story collection was published in China when she was seventeen. She is the author of thirteen books, including six novels. She has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Maodun Literature Prize (Best Young Writer), and she was named by \u003ci\u003ePeople's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of twenty future literary masters in China. The English translation of her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Chilli Bean Paste Clan\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2018, and her novel \u003ci\u003eStrange Beasts of China\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Jeremy Tiang, is forthcoming from Tilted Axis Press in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Lines Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434356969746,"sku":"9781949641004","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f91414c-7922-4841-8bd2-e8cb75e97344.jpg?v=1729599607","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/that-we-may-live-speculative-chinese-fiction-9781949641004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}