Ruth Matanda

I am a graduate of the University of Leeds with a degree in Chinese and Linguistics. During my final year at the university I became interested in Chinese literature reading books from both China and Taiwan relating to sexuality and gender, romance, science fiction, thriller and young adult fiction. My love for Chinese literature only grew more after taking the module ‘Contemporary Chinese Literature’ which led me to not only focus on the stories being told but pushed me to also start thinking more about the social context(s) which inspired writers to tell such stories!

Book Reviews by Ruth Matanda

• Faraway by Lo Yi-Chin
• Hunter School, by Sakinu Ahronglong
• Whisper, by Chang Yu-ko
• More than One Child, by Shen Yang
• That We May Live: speculative Chinese fiction, by various authors
• The Book of Shanghai, by various authors
• The Road Home, by Ai Wei
• Fleeing Xinhe Street, by Zhe Gui
• Lotus, by Lijia Zhang
• The Handsome Monk, by Tsering Döndrup
• The Chilli Bean Paste Clan by Yan Ge