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Yi Izzy Yu

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Yantai, China

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Yi Izzy Yu works, writes, and cavorts in the weird wilds of Pennsylvania. A former professor at both Chinese and American universities, she now works as a translator and cultural consultant. She is the co-translator of the acclaimed The Shadow Book of Ji Yun, and her fiction, nonfiction, and literary translations have appeared in magazines and anthologies ranging from New England Review and Strange Horizons-Samovar to Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror and Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora. She was named a finalist for the 2024 Ignyte Award in Nonfiction and for the 2020 Gabriel García Márquez "Gabo" Award for Literature in Translation. ...more

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	Linghun by Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author), Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 2,686 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga by Lindy Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Henry (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Gwendolyn Kiste (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow Book of Ji Yun by Yun Ji, Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author) (Translator), John Yu Branscum (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Angela Yuriko Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Kröger (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 98 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asian Ghost Short Stories by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristy Park Kulski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.49 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora by Kristy Park Kulski (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author), Nadia Bulkin (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zhiguai: Chinese True Tales of the Paranormal and Glitches in the Matrix by Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author) (Translator and Editor), John Yu Branscum (Goodreads Author) (Translator and Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stars That Pause: 2,000 Years of Asian UFO Encounters & Lore by Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author), John Yu Branscum (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are a number of good books that draw upon fox legends -- foremost among them, Kij Johnson's exquisite novel The Fox Woman. I also recommend Neil Gaiman's The Dream Hunters (with the Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano); Larissa Lai's unusual novel, When Fox Is a Thousand; Helen Oyeyemi's recent novel, Mr. Fox; and Ellen Steiber's gorgeous urban fantasy novel, A Rumor of Gems, as well as her heart-breaking novella "The Fox Wife" (published in Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears). For younger readers, try the "Legend of Little Fur" series by Isobelle Carmody. You can also support a fine mythic writer by subscribing to Sylvia Linsteadt's The Gray Fox Epistles: Wild Tales By Mail.

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“if one tosses a stone too forcefully, it will bounce back to wound you.”
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“What kinds of creatures are we? Just because we want a piece of meat, we take a life. Just because we want a bowl of soup, we kill the child of another being. In exchange for a good taste in our mouth that will last seconds, we take endless years from another animal, causing them to suffer fear, pain, and sadness. These questions are not odd to ask. Centuries ago, the famous poet Su Shi asked them too—as have others. We all must eat of course. But we should find a way to do this compassionately. And our efforts should be more thoughtful than a short fast here and there. Such half measures foster evil while making people feel like they’re accomplishing great good.”
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“So, as with everything, from the practice of medicine and scholarship to political service, the genuine and the fraudulent coexist and blur into each other. What should one do then? Simply this: be skeptical of what you hear. Yet also have enough humility to accept the world contains more than what you can see or imagine.”
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