Considered one of the three most important voices in contemporary Chinese science fiction (along with Liu Cixin and Wang Jinkang), Han Song is a multiple recipient of the Chinese Galaxy Award (China's highest profile sci-fi prize), as well as the Chinese Nebula Award and Asian-Pacific Sci-fi Gravity Award. Song bridges new developments in science and subjects of cultural and social dynamics with stories of dystopia, governmental conspiracy, and subversive horror, earning praise for his work as "absurdly dark," while also reigniting a science fiction renaissance.
Including original English translations by Nathaniel Isaacson, PhD, Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to Han Song's work, the fifth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover-or learn more of-the enigmatic voice of Han Song, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.
Included within these pages are:
- Six short stories, three translated exclusively for this book
- Author interview
- Complete bibliography
- Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)
- and more!
Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Han Song.
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NOT HAVING MET HAN SONG, I HAVE nevertheless developed an unshakable certainty of him through correspondence in email, and by reading his work, and in reading what others have written of him. INTRODUCTION
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(@DarkMoonBooks, 38 September 2020, 1,22 pages, ebook, copy from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed, edited by @ericjguignard)
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I've read other primers in this series and have really enjoyed them as they have introduced me to brand new authors or helped me know authors, I have a passing familiarity with. Han Song is an author I've never heard of before so everything about him and his work was new to me. The most enjoyable aspect of these books are the half a dozen stories included, often regarded as the chosen author's best work. I loved all of the stories chosen for this primer, especially Transformation Subway, The Wheel of Samsara and Fear of Seeing.