Re:Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin wins Arthur C. Clarke award
by em-bee on Saturday November 10, 2018 @06:23AM
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> Liu Cixin himself cites western influences like Clarke
i was not aware of that, that makes sense.
if you are interested to read more chinese science-fiction, check out clarkesworld magazine. since a few years, every issue contains one chinese story translated to english. there is quite a variety of stories there.
greetings, eMBee.
Liu Cixin himself cites western influences like Clarke. Some elements feel exotic to me though, which I assume come from the cultural difference. I quite enjoy that, much like I appreciated Wuxia movies as teenager: no deeper that western action flix, but goofy instead of cool, and tropes unknown to me feel less trope-y.
Anyway, I'm happy about the fact that these days it's easy to read and watch stuff from around the globe.