When I was in China, I met some Sci Fi enthusiasts and asked who their favorite authors were. I wasn't sure who might have been translate, and how the various political points of view might have affected what was brought in to the country.
To my surprise, they had a lot of authors, all of them Chinese. It turns out that the country's enthusiasm for science led to Science Fiction being very popular in the country.
I hadn't heard of any of them, and none of the works seem to have been translated into English. Perhaps this is going to change, starting with this book?
Amazon link and their blurb:
The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple award winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.blogodex = {"idx" : ["Books", "Science Fiction", "Three Body Problem", "Liu Cixin"]};
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