(Mainstream) Young Kai takes a German couple up one of the Karsts near Guilin, China, to explore one of the caves. (2,471 words; Time: 08m)
Rating: Not Rated No Speculative Element
"The Monkey King Sleeps," by Su-Yee Lin [bio] (edited by Niall Harrison), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 01/02/17, published on January 2, 2017.
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It’s a sad story of how a reckless young man fell to his death, and it has lots of interesting details, but other than the symbolism, there’s nothing speculative about it at all.
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Very atmospheric. The Monkey King appears to be this Chinese character: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong
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