Ep 30 – Ge Fei and Flock of Brown Birds with Eric Abrahamsen

“Assuming my memory hasn’t been obstructed, then something must be interfering with time”

In the thirtieth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, we are looking at Ge Fei’s Flock of Brown Birds (褐色鸟群 / Hésè Niǎoqún) Our guest is Eric Abrahamsen, one of the founding members of Paper Republic

Ge Fei on Paper Republic

Translator Poppy Toland on Paper Republic

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 // NEWS ITEMS //

• Chen Qiufan’s Sixth Tone article
• Paper Republic ‘have-a-go-at-translation’ initiative

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// WORDS OF THE DAY //

(记忆 / Jìyì / memory)

(叙事者 / Xùshìzhě / narrator)

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// DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE //

• The Invisibility Cloak
• Mr Robot, nonrecognition scene
• Weird Studies podcast
• Penguin Specials

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// Handy TrChFic Links //

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