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Mengfei Chen
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“The fact that I
am writing to you
in English
already falsifies what I
wanted to tell you.
My subject:
how to explain to you that I
don't belong to English
though I belong nowhere else”
― Bilingual Blues: Poems, 1981-1994
am writing to you
in English
already falsifies what I
wanted to tell you.
My subject:
how to explain to you that I
don't belong to English
though I belong nowhere else”
― Bilingual Blues: Poems, 1981-1994
“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Herzog
― Herzog
“Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.”
― This Boy's Life
― This Boy's Life
“I recognized no obstacle to miraculous change but the incredulity of others. This was an idea that died hard, if it ever really died at all.”
― This Boy's Life
― This Boy's Life
Around the World in 80 Books
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Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
Mengfei’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mengfei’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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