Technically there's no pub day (it's "Published in Apr 2024"), so I shall celebrate for the whole month instead! I can't believe DAKOTA by Wong Koi Tet is finally meeting its readers - both in an expanded Chinese edition and my English translation. DAKOTA is a project that has been with me since the early days of my foray into literary translation and it has seen me through my very newbie days to my less newbie self now. It's indeed a very special book to me, for many reasons. It brought …
Book Musings
故事裡的世界
出於種種原因，我已經好久沒有靜下心來閱讀中文作品。 今天偷得半日閒，翻開我昨天剛買的書，感覺又回到了某年的我。這種感覺很奇妙。似乎我會把某個時間的我和當時閱讀的書籍、聽的音樂連結起來。 我很喜歡源於「地方」的故事。以地方為背景，開啟了屬於那裡獨有的故事。 所以幾乎是一眼就發現了這本書。簡介也很吸引我。 位於瀋陽市的「五愛市場」是中國最著名的批發市場之一。那是遠在另一個國度的地方，也許是這輩子我都沒機會到訪的地方。但通過這本書和裡頭的故事，拉近了我們的距離。這種感覺也很奇妙。♡ 大時代的小人物，大市場的小故事。五愛就是人間。五愛就是人生。 …
2020 Tilted Axis Press Subscription
I'm late in the game of book subscription boxes. How could I not know that such a thing exists?! I need to rethink whether I can call myself a book lover. But better late than never, so I got myself the 2020 and 2021 subscription from Tilted Axis Press. The great thing about being late is that instead of getting the books as and when they are published, I get to have all six at one go! Shipping was amazingly fast despite the COVID situation. Received the books in 9 days and in pristine …