Science fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors

Babel, which won fiction book of the year at the British book awards in 2023, is a speculative fiction novel by Kuang, a Chinese-American author also known for her novel Yellowface. No reason was given for the exclusions, which were revealed only on 20 January when the Hugo awards published the full nomination statistics for last year’s prize. Certain titles were listed as having been given votes,

[gogatsu26]

“中国で開催されたSF賞、作家除外で批判を浴びる”

[hesopenn]

そもそも中国のSFは国内では検閲されるので、英語に翻訳されるときに消された表現を戻す、みたいなことがあるし。中国内外に圧力をかける中でまともな文化が育つはずもない。

[dowhile]

うーむ

[medihen]

世界SF大会が中国で開催されて、（大会で選ばれる）ヒューゴー賞選出にもバイアスがかかってるのでは、という話。

[kazutox]

2023 ヒューゴー賞