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FOLDING BEIJING

Hao Jingfang, 2012
Sunlight is so scarce that it is rationed based on economic class. Schools are so packed that the poorest parents must wait in line for days to secure spots for their children.  Those are the grim scenes of Hao Jingfang’s “Folding Beijing,” a science-fiction novelette that won a Hugo Award in August, beating out Stephen King. The story is set in a futuristic Beijing, though many of its scenes seem grounded in the problems vexing Chinese society today.
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    • About Vikki Costa
  • Science Fiction
    • Teaching with Science Fiction
    • Characteristics of Science Fiction
    • Writing Sci Fi
    • SciFi Short Stories >
      • Soft Rains
      • Road Not Taken
      • California Dreamer
      • Folding Beijing
    • SciFi Novels >
      • Frankenstein
      • Journey to the Center of the Earth
      • The Time Machine
      • I, Robot
      • A Wrinkle in Time
      • Ender's Game
      • Jurassic Park
      • Japan Sinks
      • Three Body Problem
      • The Age of Miracles
    • Sci Fi Movies >
      • Them!
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  • Global Education
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