Teaching a course I'm calling "Around the world in 40 stories". I have most of the world covered, but I need more short stories from Asia (Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Afghan, etc.) I know a lot of novels from the area, but not enough short stories. Hit me with your favorites!
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Do you have a time frame you’re looking for? Many Chinese suggestions, both modern and premodern, depending on your scope! (In fact teaching two dystopian short stories in juxtaposition next week - by Lu Xun and by Hao Jingfang)
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Happy to send you my syllabus on my class, Narrating Asia (most literary texts assigned are short stories rather than novels)
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Please do. I'm not looking for anything specific. Basically, my class will be about the short story and how it works. I don't wish for the class to only look at American or Western stories.
I really loved the title story in this collection - Swimmer Among the Stars
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