“Movimento verticale”
Chuzhi yundong
垂直运动
By Can Xue 残雪
Translated by Silvia Pozzi
Can Xue (Deng Xiaohua) was born in 1953 in Changsha. She is one of the most acclaimed voices of contemporary Chinese literature. After several jobs, she started writing full-time in the mid-’80s. She is an avant-garde author; her experimental works are translated all over the world.
Can Xue’s short story “Movimento verticale” (Chuzhi yundong, 垂直运动, Vertical Motion) was published on Specimen – The Babel Review of Translation, in Chinese, Italian, English and German (25th May 2024).
