This week we wrap up our series on Contemporary Chinese Sci-Fi where we read Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem, Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds and Chan Koonchung's The Fat Years.  We talk about how these books imagine the role of the state and whether cultural differences play a role in how we evaluate Chinese fiction.  For more on these books, you can find our previous episodes in our archives.  Next week we will start our series on Obsession with Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire.

Want to join our discussion? Join our book club at https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and discussion questions for every episode.

You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:

Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube

You can also support us by buying a book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too!

We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod and on Instagram @Canonicalpod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!