The Smog Society

Chen Qiufan Lightspeed 63 2015

ShortStory 4,618 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

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A lonely old Chinese man gets involved in the fight against smog--without government approval.

Literary SF Art And Creation Restrained

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Introspective Political Resistance Class Inequality Urban Social SF Contemplative Near Future Melancholic Memory Literary Grief And Loss Contemporary Close Third Person Bittersweet Science Fiction Character Driven

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illness-and-pandemic

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