Body, again.

"Body, Again" is a collaborative effort by Future Affairs Administration, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, and South Korean publisher Influential. It invited six female writers from China and Korea—Choi Choi-yeop, Joo-won, Kim Chung-gyul, Cheng Jingbo, Cheon Seon-ran, and Wang Kanyu—to create new works around the theme of "body," exploring the various possibilities and dilemmas of the human body in a future world. This is a systemic reboot of the body, an exploration to rediscover the body in the wilderness of data.
In Choi Choi-yeop's "Sweet Warm Sadness," Danxia and Gyu-eun journey from one end of the earth to the other to find the body and the end of the data world.
Joo-won's "Phantom of Tomorrow, Radiance of Yesterday" depicts a language catastrophe, where the language system collapses, cosmic stars move erratically, and starlight travels millions of light-years to fall upon this very moment!
Kim Chung-gyul's "Yes, I Want to Die" seeks proof of existence in the chasm between life and death. After a sudden disaster, "I" float through this world in a translucent state, accompanied by a cat to a cafe that only opens during the Ghost Festival. An adventure begins, ultimately leading to the conclusion that a limited, decaying body is humanity's most precious privilege.
Cheng Jingbo's "A Brief History of Orchids" blends folklore with science fiction narrative, presenting a unique textual quality. When the light of science fiction shines into the carved windows of ancient Minnan houses, our ancient beliefs will encounter a brilliant science fiction decipherment…
When humans acquire new bodies with the aid of technology, Cheon Seon-ran, in "Records of Iron," abandons her usual gentle tone to deliver the most powerful message about the body in this anthology: Give back the bodies that were taken from us, that were killed!
Wang Kanyu's "Carving Jade" sketches a picture of life reshaped by chip technology through three highly evocative everyday vignettes. These life trajectories, disrupted by technology, converge into a vivid "Ukiyo-e of the Digital Age."

2025-08-01

上海译文出版社

Future Affairs Bureau

237

9787532799800