Literature
Asia Leaders
Banu Mushtaq’s Stories Redrew the Map of Indian Literature
A FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia 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 FigureAsia long-form profile of Yang Shuang-zi, examining how the 2025 work changed the terms of literature, international reach and creative control.