# Xi Xi
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xi xi/Hsi Hsi (Chinese: 西西; pinyin: Xī Xī, born October 7, 1937 in Shanghai) is the pseudonym of the Chinese author and poet Zhang Yan (Chinese: 張彥; pinyin: Zhāng Yàn). She was born in China and came to Hong Kong at the age of twelve. She was a teacher and now a Hong Kong-based writer.
Ep 99 - Mo Yan and The Republic of Wine with Dylan Levi King, Michelle Deeter, and Martin Winter
‘I wrote the asinine words ‘liquor is literature’ and ‘people who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature’ when I was good and drunk, and you must not take them to heart.’
In the ninety ninth episode of the Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we’re taking a lengthy holiday …
Writing Fiction from History and Adapting a Legend
You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-5-wong-yi-eva.
Today’s guest is the author Wong Yi, who also goes by Eva. We discussed how she uses research to enrich her fiction, the experience of living and writing in the age of soc…
Xi Xi - Floating City
Xi Xi, one of Hong Kong's most famous writers, pens a weird, postmodern portrait of Hong Kong. Rob does not like it, Lee does. Why? Take a listen as they tackle this weird and sometimes wonderful effort to deal with what Hong Kong is. Or, is it even Hong Kong?
Guest Episode: Jennifer Feeley, Part 1 (English)
In this episode we interview the award-winning literary translator Jennifer Feeley. Jennifer has helped introduce English-language readers around the world to a variety of works of Hong Kong poetry and fiction. She has been particularly prolific this year—her translation of Lau Yee-Wa’s novel Tongu…
Guest Episode: Jennifer Feeley, Part 2 (English)
This episode features the second portion of our conversation with the award-winning literary translator Jennifer Feeley. Where last time we learned about her journey to Cantonese and her work translating the poetry and prose of the Hong Kong author Xi Xi, this time we hear about her recent translat…
One Last Conversation on Translation, Chinese Literatures, and Play
In what will likely be this podcast's final episode, Mike Meginnis interviews distinguished translator Jennifer Feeley, who, at the time of this conversation, had recently published translations of the books Tongueless, by Lau Yee-Wa, and Mourning a Breast, by Xi Xi. We very much appreciate her tak…
Reclaiming the Sole Behind XI XI
This week on Mind Your Business, Jamillah Lodge chats with Ondreyah Rochester, Founder of XI XI, about reclaiming her voice, rebuilding her brand, and redefining what luxury means on her own terms.
Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars: What We Wanted vs What We Got
This week on DramaMeans Podcast, we discuss if the supernatural element is necessary in the 2026 Taiwanese Drama, "Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars." Mel and Ryan also discuss how we can often be blinded of a drama’s shortcomings by deeply effective acting performances.
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He Xiang Yong/Zhou …
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