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The Art of Fiction No. 269
By Yan Lianke“When an author is no longer working toward publication, he has the greatest freedom.”
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Prynne’s Last Poem
By Ryan Ruby“His poems were always ultracontemporary, unless they were of the future.”
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On Poetry
Their Utopia
By Brian Ma“I said that whatever happened in the chaos back then was just chaos, which meant there was no way to imagine if things had gone differently.”
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Fiction
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A Battle We Had to Win: Yan Lianke on Matchmaking
By Yan Lianke“A girl who worked in a Luoyang department store was willing to marry me—I had only to say the word.”
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First Person
She is good at curving
By Diane Seuss“if she’s playing she’s playing // living or some- / thing in between.”
In the Current Issue, Issue 257
Poetry
Swallows’ Nest
By Tomoka Shibasaki“I’d almost forgotten why we were heading to Himeji Castle in the first place.”
In the Current Issue, Issue 257
Fiction
Dagger Mat
By Eka Kurniawan“The kids saw the scars on his fingers, that big slice on his pinkie, proof of his diligent practice morning, midday, afternoon, and night.”
