Journalist&researcher on Central Europe, Central Asia, China, Taiwan. Literary translator&reporter. Cosmopolitan found between Taipei, Tashkent and Prague. Drinks tea only. GlobalVoices CapsUnlock Asymptote Journal. All views my own. All about contexthttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mwpvxn626s2v"Five books from #China that deserve more recognition, from an internet novel about the fashion industry to a star reporter’s study of how Germany reckoned with its wartime past." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/22/wcr-awards/ @vivianwu.bsky.social30 Sep 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpvxn626s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mw3gfsfmy22gGood #sinophone reads in #translation "spanning workers’ literature and disaffected youth, all the way to alien landscapes, #Tibet and #SiliconValley." #China #Taiwan https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/08/tcl-hard-work/ @vivianwu.bsky.social22 Sep 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3gfsfmy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mvzkmyrlqs25"Professor #JohnMinford is a world-renowned sinologist and literary translator. Born in England in 1946, he is best known for his #translation of #Chinese classics." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/09/15/john-minford/ @vivianwu.bsky.social21 Sep 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzkmyrlqs25https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mvzjg57xbc262026 Year of the Book for me! This represents so many things for me I will have to write an essay about it! #Czechliterature hashtag#RadkaDenemarkova hashtag#FrankfurtBookFair hashtag#CzechRepublic hashtag#VanDierenEditeur @vivianwu.bsky.social21 Sep 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzjg57xbc26https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mv2kp3gf6c22"The Memory Museum #记忆博物馆, is a collection of 9 short stories. They are about the collective experience of the generation of urban Chinese women who came of age in the late 1990s and early 2000s." https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/postcard/reading-my-own-life @vivianwu.bsky.social09 Sep 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2kp3gf6c22https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mtvczznr4k2h#China #exile "When JF Books, known in Chinese as “Jifeng” (seasonal winds), opened its doors in Washington DC on Sep 1, 2024, the news was covered around the world" https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/postcard/world-out-of-words @vivianwu.bsky.social25 Aug 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvczznr4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3msvct3ly5223If in Prague on September 2, join us for a Taiwan-Czech cultural and literary dialogue I have the great honor of moderating. #RadkaDenemarkova #KaoriLai #飛地書店 #台灣 #台灣文學 https://goout.net/cs/taiwan-across-cities-2-prednasky/szhsoly/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTpXk1wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWdQazJZQzN6cHd6NlB5MkJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeH28AAZ1qubKKe8vzqy7Gze_8uplgI75zxBxEdVYVmH0w24qWQgwsfLjVj_0_aem_mTYEAKkyDUGHrp6dQHBBdw @vivianwu.bsky.social12 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvct3ly5223https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mr4smcgl322b"A collection of poems won Wang Jibing one of #China's top literary honours. He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who offer a glimpse into the pressures that they face in China's massive gig economy." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydr3xd0kvo @vivianwu.bsky.social21 Jul 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4smcgl322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mpprxwcp5s2m#China"We recommend five #Chinese-language books that draw on real-life experiences, from an #LGBTQ short story collection to a reality-TV inspired novel." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/06/23/wcr-strange/ @vivianwu.bsky.social03 Jul 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpprxwcp5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mpiz2nplx22v#China #Webliterature "It’s not that you can’t write about gods, immortals, Buddhas, or demons, but rather that you can’t touch on the sensitive topic of “real-world religion.” https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-religion-and-red-lines-in-chinese-online-literature/30 Jun 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiz2nplx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mocp6oizvs2p#Taiwanliterature #Translation #Poland "Translator Maria Jarosz, known for translating Taiwanese novels The Butcher's Wife (殺夫), Children of the Saltpans (鹽田兒女), highlighted the challenge of translating curse words in Taiwanese literature." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202606100012 @vivianwu.bsky.social15 Jun 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocp6oizvs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mmowbp7bvc2f#Taiwan's identities revisited: this is what #Tao writer #SyamanRapongan does best in his book now translated in English #matanoangit #天空的眼睛 #EyesoftheSky - a text that sits at the crossroad of myth, ethnography, fiction and rituals. https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/05/25/the-nightworld-of-the-sea-a-review-of-eyes-of-the-sky-by-syaman-rapongan/ @vivianwu.bsky.social25 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmowbp7bvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3ml7ldcpbls2a"In her essay “Mother’s Tongue,” writer and translator Jennifer Shyue distinguishes between the unexamined notion of the mother tongue and what she calls a mother’s tongue: Mandarin, the language her mother speaks." #Chinese #literature #translation https://lithub.com/mother-tongues-how-family-history-plays-a-part-in-language-and-translation/ @vivianwu.bsky.social06 May 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ldcpbls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mkza53qhlc2d#China "The 5 #books selected are an eclectic bunch, but each is a bold sally into the wild plains of Chinese history. Collectively, they show the peril of trying to change the nation, or one’s life inside it." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/28/ncb-changing-china/ @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com04 May 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkza53qhlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mjhdazboc22v#Taiwan #literature #softpower "Yang pointed to #Japan and #SouthKorea as examples of countries whose literature gained global visibility alongside the rise of their pop culture, adding that Taiwan could follow a similar path." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/20260412001014 Apr 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhdazboc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mifuhur5r22j"Until 1987, people in #Taiwan lived under martial law. Writer #KaoriLai is part of the generation who reached adulthood after censorship had been lifted. Portraits in White brings novellas reflecting on that time." #sinophone #literature in #translation https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/03/17/tcl-human-lit/01 Apr 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifuhur5r22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mhd2x5fqs222#Chinese #diapora #history #UK #蔣彝 "Chiang is best known for his Silent Traveller series, illustrated travel books much loved for their Chinese perspective on British cities, landscapes and people." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/03/12/chiang-yee/ @vivianwu.bsky.social18 Mar 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd2x5fqs222https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mgrde3dd7s2v#migration The #graphicnovel "Women, Bras and Chicken Feet: The Journey of 'Made in #China'," revolves around the protagonist, Fujin, a young Chinese woman who moves to #Taipei with her #Taiwanese husband to start a new life." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202603050009 @vivianwu.bsky.social11 Mar 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrde3dd7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mg4gkiprtc2d#Taiwan #Tibet #Uyghur "Literature thrives on the margins, and these five titles will transport you across a changing landscape." #China https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/24/wcr-margins/ @vivianwu.bsky.social02 Mar 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4gkiprtc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mfo4vwig2s2f#bookerprize "Yang Shuang-zi's #楊双子 #Taiwan Travelogue #臺灣漫遊錄) has been longlisted for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The novel tells the story of a same-sex romance between a Japanese author and her local interpreter in 1930s Taiwan." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202602250007 https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202602250007?fbclid=IwY2xjawQLf21leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXKXv_CZKmClw3RrFMfh4b6-Sbqn-f0jd_optL4HMtF4Rmp7S6tmBcruBZjQ_aem_O__ofhm4hKzYflcg8625QA25 Feb 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfo4vwig2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mfiq3n3m2c2wLinking 2 #literary cities #Tainan #台南 #Prague, 2 gifted authors #HuangChongkai #黃崇凱 and #RadkaDenemarkova for a discussion on the power and need of literature to be absolutely political in the best sense of the word. Live on Feb 25 #台灣文學研究所 #台灣文學博物館 #Czechliterature #Taiwanliterature23 Feb 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfiq3n3m2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mf6k3ieess2n#Taiwan #Indigenous #literature "Syaman began to recognize how the urban dream of becoming an intellectual had pulled him further and further from his community and the sea." https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=462619 Feb 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6k3ieess2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3memvwmfdo22u#China #Diaspora lit "Many tidbits from ancestral stories found their way into my novels but it was research that did the most to fill the blanks when it came to understanding my parents. For my debut novel, one research topic was about #QuQiubai." https://lithub.com/how-writing-my-books-helped-me-understand-my-chinese-parents/ @vivianwu.bsky.social12 Feb 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3memvwmfdo22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mekesgdd5c2p#Taiwan literature "For decades, Taiwanese (Taigi) poetry was widely seen as commercially unviable. Then Un Jio̍k-kiâu (温若喬) rewrote the script." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/20260210001911 Feb 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekesgdd5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3me42moevcs2s#Taiwan literature #Ecuador #SanMao #三毛 #萬水千山走遍 "Traversing Myriad Rivers and Mountains remains among the most widely read Chinese-language accounts of #LatinAmerica" #AsymptoteJournal https://www.asymptotejournal.com/nonfiction/travels-in-ecuador-sanmao/ @vivianwu.bsky.social05 Feb 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me42moevcs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3me37v74ui22fLast islands of free thinking in #China's bookstores: "There is no need to live in #Beijing anymore. The interesting people have all gone abroad or moved back to their home region." https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/01/29/bookstores @vivianwu.bsky.social @chinabooksreview.com05 Feb 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me37v74ui22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mdwlcl4a7k26"Soon to turn 67 in mid-February, Kim has translated more than 20 books by #Taiwanese authors into #Korean, establishing himself as the preeminent conduit for Taiwanese #translation in #SouthKorea." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/20260203000603 Feb 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwlcl4a7k26https://bsky.app/profile/nasredinhoja.bsky.social/post/3mdlbxdaftc2m"German veteran #translator Karin Betz, currently translating the award-winning Taiwanese novel "#Taiwan Travelogue" #台灣漫遊錄, has spent decades bringing Taiwanese and Chinese literature to German readers." https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/20260127002229 Jan 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:nbb4lcvstsi3u32pmbke6ed6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlbxdaftc2m