Essays & Long-reads

Editorials from the Cathay Tales editors — reading guides, cultural frameworks, and notes on the craft of translating these tales into English.

Editorial · Long-read 9 min read

How to Read a Chinese Ghost Story

Three cultural keys to a 1,700-year-old genre that nothing in Western fiction quite prepares you for — and why the strangest tales reward the most careful readers.

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