Listen "Xia Jia - Hundred Ghosts Parade"
Episode Synopsis
Today, we are looking at a science fiction short story, translated in Ken Liu's excellent collection Invisible Planets. It is by Xia Jia, who is both a science fiction writer and a scholar of Chinese science fiction. Her story, Hundred Ghosts Parade, is a fascinating look at tradition, change and Chinese culture.
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