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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.

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The Old Cicada

By Can Xue

He saw the leering youth approach.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

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About the Young Writer Zheng Xialou

By Can Xue

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.

Photo from Rawpixel. Public domain.

The Bane of My Existence

By Can Xue

Nothing is intolerable if you've made up your mind that you have to put up with it.

Translated from Chinese by Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping

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Karen Gernant

Karen Gernant

Articles by Karen Gernant

At the Edge of the Marsh

“The Fair-haired Princess” and Serious Literature

The Old Cicada

About the Young Writer Zheng Xialou

The Festival of Ghosts

The Bane of My Existence