The way that China has been described in Western narratives makes it hard to tell a story that will escape the stereotypes and allow people to perceive it fresh. Ken Liu Read Quote
For me, all fiction is about prizing the logic of metaphors – which is the logic of narratives in general – over reality, which is irreducibly random and senseless. Ken Liu Read Quote
I think male authors who want to try to tackle these issues of representation of women can generally do a better job if they try to question traditional notions of masculinity and the sort of toxic nature of traditional ways of presenting masculinity. Ken Liu Read Quote
Most of us do not, in fact, read another language, and so when we read a translation, we have no way of knowing what has been changed or added. Ken Liu Read Quote
I like the law. I like the part that’s about reasoning, about persuasion, about telling stories, about trying to build structures that fall within rules. Ken Liu Read Quote
There is no way for me to replicate for you what a sentence reads like for a Chinese reader. Ken Liu Read Quote
Labels like ‘Chinese Science Fiction’ or ‘Western Science Fiction’ summarize a vast field of work, all of which are diverse and driven by individual authors, with individual concerns. Ken Liu Read Quote
Real history is far more complex and interesting than the simplistic summaries presented in Wikipedia articles. Knowing this allows you to question received wisdom, to challenge ‘facts’ ‘everybody’ knows to be true, and to imagine worlds and characters worthy of our rich historical heritage and our complex selves. Ken Liu Read Quote