Literature
Asia Leaders
Banu Mushtaq’s Stories Redrew the Map of Indian Literature
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Banu Mushtaq, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Ocean Vuong Writes About Work After the American Dream Runs Out
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Ocean Vuong, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Hwang Sok-yong’s Korea Is Bigger Than Any Border
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Hwang Sok-yong, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Katie Kitamura Turned an Audition Into a Moral Trap
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Katie Kitamura, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Mieko Kawakami Keeps Asking Who Gets to Own a Woman’s Life
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Mieko Kawakami, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Kaveh Akbar Put Faith on Trial
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Kaveh Akbar, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Han Kang’s Nobel Afterlife Changed the Business of Translation
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Han Kang, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
R.F. Kuang Sent Academia To Hell
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of R.F. Kuang, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.
Asia Leaders
Yang Shuang-zi Made Taiwan’s Colonial Past Intimate
A InfluenceAsia long-form profile of Yang Shuang-zi, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.