Book review: Clan and Diasporic recall lost Chinese traditions while offering study of literary translation

Clan by Yeo Wei Wei is ambitious, and more firmly bears Yeo’s creative imprint. PHOTOS: BALESTIER PRESS, VIVIEN YAP
Diasporic by Soon Ai Ling is a more straightforward, direct translation of nine stories with prosody. PHOTOS: BALESTIER PRESS, COURTESY OF SOON AI LING
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Short stories by Soon Ai Ling, adapted and transcreated by Yeo Wei Wei
Fiction/Balestier Press/Paperback/125 pages/$23.76/Books Kinokuniya

Short stories by Soon Ai Ling, translated by Yeo Wei Wei
Fiction/Balestier Press/Paperback/172 pages/$23.76/Books Kinokuniya
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