Published in 1931, the story gives an account of the building of the Great Wall of China. Kafka never travelled to China. Moreover, it was impossible for Kafka and any writer to travel back in time to when the Great Wall was being built. So how did he imagine his China?

Published in 1918 by Chinese writer Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary (also translated as the Diary of a Madman) delves into the inner thoughts of a man to reveal the predicaments of a people.

Published in 1989 by Russian writer Anton P. Chekhov, the Bet tells the story of a young man who submits to voluntary imprisonment to prove that it is better than capital punishment. Does he succeed? What does he find out? Listen to find out! Subscribe to listen to a new story every day.