![]() ![]() However, to understand why Liu was the first Chinese sci-fi author to rise to international prominence requires a deeper look at the history of Chinese science fiction. ![]() Since 2013, Chinese sci-fi has continued to garner international acclaim, with more and more volumes being translated into English and other languages. The Three-Body Problem wasn’t available in English until seven years later, when translator and author Ken Liu published a translation for Tor Books. The novel was published in 2006, and its widespread success inspired a surge of new Chinese science fiction, with over 200 new titles being published in 2012 alone. The opening story in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, The Three-Body Problem chronicles humanity’s first contact with an alien empire, and this contact’s aftermath. * Warning: spoilers for Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest belowĮngineer-turned-author Liu Cixin brought widespread international attention to Chinese science fiction when his novel, The Three-Body Problem, became the first original Chinese book to win the prestigious Hugo Award. ![]()
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