Pathlight: New Chinese Writing (Spring 2013) - The Future

The Spring 2013 edition is themed around "The Future": stories about the future of China, the future of technology, and the future of individual lives. Stories by Liu Cixin, Hao Jingfang, and Xing He explore worlds where human genetics have become mankind's plaything. Professor Wu Yan provides an overview of Chinese science fiction. New stories from Han Shaogong and Can Xue lie at opposite ends of the spectrum between the prosaic and the dreamlike.

This issue's poetry section is curated by Chinese poet Yi Sha, and features young Chinese poets that have been selected for his influential New Poetry Canon series.

Pathlight is an English-language literary magazine produced by Paper Republic and People's Literature Magazine (《人民文学》杂志社). Pathlight aims to introduce the best new writing and poetry from China, with occasional detours.