<p><em>I supposed every last one of this country’s 1.3 billion inhabitants all had their own obsessions with the giant germ cell.</em></p><p>In the ninety eighth episode of the Translated Chinese fiction podcast I am joined by two fine fellows, <a href="https://paper-republic.org/pers/shi-yifeng/"><strong>Shi Yifeng</strong></a> and contributing translator <a href="https://paper-republic.org/pers/carson-ramsdell/"><strong>Carson Ramsdell</strong></a>. All a-puff with imperial gusto, we leaf through <a href="https://commapress.co.uk/books/the-book-of-beijing"><strong><em>The Book of Beijing</em></strong></a> to discuss three of the stories collected within: Han Song’s <strong><em>Reunion</em></strong> ( 北京西站，春节之前 - běijīng xī zhàn, chūnjié zhīqián - tr. Ramsdell 先生), Xu Kun’s <strong><em>Dogshit Football</em></strong> (狗日的足球 - gǒurì de zúqiú), and Mr Shi’s own <strong><em>Is Mr Zhang Home?</em></strong> (张先生在家么 - zhāng xiānshēng zàijiā me). Prepare to shiver, to snicker, and to squeal – but not necessarily in that order.</p><p>-</p><p><strong>// NEWS ITEMS //</strong></p><ul><li><em>My Cat Hates Me </em><a href="https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-graphic-novel"><em>bags gold graphic novel prize</em></a><em> in the 2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards</em></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/adMjnGnu1c4?feature=shared">TaiwanPlus News speaks to Jenna Tang</a> about <em>First Love Paradise</em></li><li>Chengdu Worldcon happened – <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=worldcon&amp;src=typed_query">seems to have gone well</a>!</li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>// WORD OF THE DAY //</strong></p><p>(复杂 – fùzá – complexity)</p><p>(壮美 – zhuàngměi – magnificent)</p><p>-</p><p><strong>// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //</strong></p><ul><li>Parallel episode on Mu Ming’s <a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/ep-79-mu-ming-and-express-to-beijing-west-railway-station/"><em>Express to Beijing West Railway Station</em></a></li><li>Shanghai’s strange ‘<a href="https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Shanghai%27s_One_City_Nine_Towns">foreign towns</a>’</li><li>Mark Fisher’s <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/making-sense-of-the-weird-and-the-eerie/"><em>The Weird and the Eerie</em></a></li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>// Handy TrChFic Links //</strong></p><p><a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/help-support-trchfic/">Help Support TrChFic</a> // <a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/all-episode-transcripts/">Episode Transcripts</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/trchfic"><strong>INSTAGRAM</strong></a><strong>🏙️</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/AngusLikesWords"><strong>TWITTER</strong></a><strong>🏙️</strong><a href="https://discord.gg/Any4HVGJpq"><strong>DISCORD</strong></a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/angus-stewart1/message

The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast

Angus Stewart

Ep 98 - The Book of Beijing with Shi Yifeng and Carson Ramsdell

OCT 31, 2023103 MIN
The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast

Ep 98 - The Book of Beijing with Shi Yifeng and Carson Ramsdell

OCT 31, 2023103 MIN

Description

<p><em>I supposed every last one of this country’s 1.3 billion inhabitants all had their own obsessions with the giant germ cell.</em></p><p>In the ninety eighth episode of the Translated Chinese fiction podcast I am joined by two fine fellows, <a href="https://paper-republic.org/pers/shi-yifeng/"><strong>Shi Yifeng</strong></a> and contributing translator <a href="https://paper-republic.org/pers/carson-ramsdell/"><strong>Carson Ramsdell</strong></a>. All a-puff with imperial gusto, we leaf through <a href="https://commapress.co.uk/books/the-book-of-beijing"><strong><em>The Book of Beijing</em></strong></a> to discuss three of the stories collected within: Han Song’s <strong><em>Reunion</em></strong> ( 北京西站，春节之前 - běijīng xī zhàn, chūnjié zhīqián - tr. Ramsdell 先生), Xu Kun’s <strong><em>Dogshit Football</em></strong> (狗日的足球 - gǒurì de zúqiú), and Mr Shi’s own <strong><em>Is Mr Zhang Home?</em></strong> (张先生在家么 - zhāng xiānshēng zàijiā me). Prepare to shiver, to snicker, and to squeal – but not necessarily in that order.</p><p>-</p><p><strong>// NEWS ITEMS //</strong></p><ul><li><em>My Cat Hates Me </em><a href="https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-graphic-novel"><em>bags gold graphic novel prize</em></a><em> in the 2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards</em></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/adMjnGnu1c4?feature=shared">TaiwanPlus News speaks to Jenna Tang</a> about <em>First Love Paradise</em></li><li>Chengdu Worldcon happened – <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=worldcon&amp;src=typed_query">seems to have gone well</a>!</li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>// WORD OF THE DAY //</strong></p><p>(复杂 – fùzá – complexity)</p><p>(壮美 – zhuàngměi – magnificent)</p><p>-</p><p><strong>// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //</strong></p><ul><li>Parallel episode on Mu Ming’s <a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/ep-79-mu-ming-and-express-to-beijing-west-railway-station/"><em>Express to Beijing West Railway Station</em></a></li><li>Shanghai’s strange ‘<a href="https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Shanghai%27s_One_City_Nine_Towns">foreign towns</a>’</li><li>Mark Fisher’s <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/making-sense-of-the-weird-and-the-eerie/"><em>The Weird and the Eerie</em></a></li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>// Handy TrChFic Links //</strong></p><p><a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/help-support-trchfic/">Help Support TrChFic</a> // <a href="https://trchfic.wordpress.com/all-episode-transcripts/">Episode Transcripts</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/trchfic"><strong>INSTAGRAM</strong></a><strong>🏙️</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/AngusLikesWords"><strong>TWITTER</strong></a><strong>🏙️</strong><a href="https://discord.gg/Any4HVGJpq"><strong>DISCORD</strong></a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/angus-stewart1/message