The Winter 2012 issue, published shortly after Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, features exclusive Mo-Yan-related content such as a previously-untranslated short story, interview, and critical overview.
The rest of the issue is devoted to Chinese urban literature, with short stories by Xu Yigua, Han Song, and Zhang Yiwei, and poetry by Liao Weitang and Yang Xiaobin.
Pathlight is a new English-language literary magazine produced by Paper Republic and People's Literature Magazine (《人民文学》杂志社). Pathlight aims to introduce the best new writing and poetry from China, with occasional detours.