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'[...] I had deliberately failed my Classical Chinese exam so I could stay in school. I hated the thought of looking for a job, renting an apartment, getting to work at nine A.M. just so I could look forward to five P.M., fealing with office politics, etc., etc. School was much more agreeable: I got to download music and movies foe free, the cafeteria was cheap [...].'
— Sep 30, 2026 12:46PM
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'The biggest fear is for someone else to understand what you really fear.'
[The Fish of Lijiang – Chen Qiufan]
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See also:
The Factory– H. Oyamada
The Magic Mountain – T. Mann
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – PKD
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch – PKD
Algorithms for Love – K. Liu
Idéal – T. Hayman & B. Chaubard
A Distant Neighbourhood – J. Taniguchi
— 4 hours, 15 min ago
[The Fish of Lijiang – Chen Qiufan]
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See also:
The Factory– H. Oyamada
The Magic Mountain – T. Mann
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – PKD
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch – PKD
Algorithms for Love – K. Liu
Idéal – T. Hayman & B. Chaubard
A Distant Neighbourhood – J. Taniguchi
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The Year of the Rat – Chen Qiufan
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See also:
Dr Bloodmoney – PKD
The Penultimate Truth – PKD
War Game – PKD
Jacob's Ladder (film)
— 5 hours, 41 min ago
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See also:
Dr Bloodmoney – PKD
The Penultimate Truth – PKD
War Game – PKD
Jacob's Ladder (film)
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[The previous note deals with the contemporary Chinese writer Chen Qiufan]
— Sep 30, 2026 12:37PM
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'[...] The Year of the Rat, The Fish of Lijiang, and The Flower of Shazui showcase Chen's unique aethetic of melding a global, post-cyberpunk sensibility with China's traditions and complex historical legacy. By turns cynical, hopeful, playful and didactic, Chen captures the zeitgeist of contemporary China, a culture going through a shocking transition and transformation.'
— Sep 30, 2026 12:35PM