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Paul French recommends some of the best Chinese novels, short stories and poetry translated and published so far in 2023. Each of these works has something vital to say about modern China and can deepen our understanding of the country The interior life of urban China: Ghost Music, An Yu From the acclaimed author of 2020’s Braised Pork comes another novel with a culinary feel – mushrooms and all things …

Paul French speaks to author Henrietta Harrison about how to improve nuance and negotiation in spoken and written translation — an important consideration for businesses in all fields operating in China The Perils of Interpreting (Princeton University Press) is a detailed but highly readable account of the extraordinary lives of the two translators — Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton — who interpreted the words, aims and demands of the …