Painting from the General Yue Fei Memorial Temple, Hangzhou | Photo by ChrisjtseIt is puzzling that the closer China relates to the West, the more the West looks at everything Chinese as “other.” Of c…
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February 14, 2014Photo by Georg Mayer/FlickrAs the world celebrates Valentine’s Day today, we’d like to celebrate our love for great literature. Find great stories, reviews, and news in the links below, and remember t…
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WLT’s executive director, editors, and staff all deeply mourn the passing of David L. Boren, who died on February 20, 2025. Nick Hathaway, who…
. . . I sleep early, risebefore daylight, waitwith patient stuporthe coming gray light. . . I move slowly,surreptitiously — ananimal hungry to find…
Mariana Sabino’s debut short-story collection, The Verdigris Stories, transports readers to many different countries. This collection of loosely…
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Boat and ReactionYou were cooking in a dim sum restaurant it worried meIn dreams we react so strangelySometimes only…
Since the moment we became readers, we have always thought that to interpret the most profound ideas of a literary work—from the multiple creations…
