Today in the ARB: Ben Woollard reviews “Ryu” by Akira Higashiyama (Wang Zhen-xu), tr fm Japanese by Alison Watts (26letters @Cardinal_Pub) "Higashiyama was born in Taipei in 1968 to a family that, like his protagonist, originally hailed from Shandong" asianreviewofbooks.com/ryu-by-akira...

Just finished a 105,000 word translation that is not cozy, nor does it feature food, books or any kind of animal. お楽しみにしてください！

Read for enjoyment but be educated too. This beautiful piece of memoir by Xiao Hai is compelling. It's about a youth spent working in the sweatshop factories of China. Apparently he's a poet living in Beijing now, and I'm not surprised. Translated by Tony Hao. granta.com/adrift-in-th...