Renditions no. 96 (Autumn 2021)

The current issue contains a wide variety of stimulating pieces: it begins with a special section on Transregional Singapore Chinese Literature, which consists of short pieces by Singapore writers who have spent considerable time studying in Taiwan, namely Quah Sy Ren 柯思仁, Yin Songwei 殷宋瑋, and Chua Chim Kang 蔡深江. Following is a selection of Hou Bai’s 侯白 humorous anecdotes from the sixth century and a collection of poems from various times taking Hangzhou’s West Lake as location and theme. The final three stories are from the modern period, and all revolve around important political issues.

134 pages

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Table of Contents



Editor’s Page5
Special Section:
Transregional Singapore Chinese Literature
Cheow Thia ChanIntroductory Note9
Quah Sy RenDreaming of a Piece of Sky
Translated by Jeremy Tiang
15
The Stage
Translated by Jeremy Tiang
21
Yin SongweiMusings on Mu Xin’s Haikus
Translated by Loo Jiaming
25
Fengkuei
Translated by Elizabeth Wijaya
29
Notes of a Foreigner
Translated by Elizabeth Wijaya
30
Chua Chim KangA Ramble Through the Heart
Translated by Tan Dan Feng
32
A Semi-Coherent Attempt at Self-Justification
Translated by Tan Dan Feng
40
 
Hou BaiA Record of Tale That Crack a Smile: excerpts
Translated by Alexei Kamran Ditter and Jake Buck
45
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Selected Poems on the West Lake

Translated by Baohong Zhang

53
Chen Lengxue

Tales of Knights-Errant: The Biography of Spared-the-Blade

Translated by Brian Yuhan Wang

61
Li Guangtian

A Rocking Horse

Translated by Sunny Yuchen Liu

93
Huang Chong-kai

Ramón, Adolfo, Ernesto, and Che

Translated by Nicholas Y. H. Wong

101
Notes on Authors129
Notes on Contributors133