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Karen Gernant

Contributor

Karen Gernant

United States

Karen Gernant, professor emerita of Chinese history at Southern Oregon University, translates contemporary Chinese fiction in collaboration with Chen Zeping.

Articles by Karen Gernant

“The Fair-haired Princess” and Serious Literature

An advanced modern reader acts like a detective.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

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The Old Cicada

He saw the leering youth approach.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

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About the Young Writer Zheng Xialou

Zheng Xiaolu, editor of a literary magazine, is only twenty-five years old. He was probably twenty-two when he wrote this story.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

The Festival of Ghosts

By Zheng Xiaolou

On the evening of the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, we “invited” all the ancestors to our home.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

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The photo is pitch black except for a cat's eyes looking towards the camera.

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The Bane of My Existence

Celebrated Chinese writer Can Xue depicts a loner who takes in a decidedly ungrateful stray cat in this short story.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping