Is the China Dream Really an Orwellian Nightmare?
Dissident novelist Ma Jian on how 1984's predictions have come true in China
Dissident novelist Ma Jian on how 1984's predictions have come true in China
The author discusses writing from the perspective of Jim and language as a tool of oppression
The U.S. veteran based his novel "Daybreak" on his experience in the Ukraine interviewing foreign fighters and training volunteers to defend themselves against Russia’s invasion
All these books begin with the idea that losing memories could be something more than the act of forgetting
I’m done caring about the color of my outfits because I want to focus on the color of my aura
From a military base, Chapeye discusses the impossibility of nonviolent resistance against the Russian invasion
Stories about the decision to emigrate and the sacrifices that were made along the way
Novels by Alyssa Songsiridej, Jessamine Chan, and Elif Batuman stand out among the year’s best
Predicting the future in my fiction helped me see the value in timely yet timeless stories