Little Bowl
《小碗》
Little Bowl is a short story written by Qiwen Guang, and translated by Qianfan Gu. In the story, libraries in memory and imagination serve both as backdrops and companions for the diasporic protagonist. And it is within the linguistically diverse collections of the Queens Public Library that the two librarians—a mother and daughter, find solace, belonging, and deeper understanding of each other. Little Bowl is the inaugural issue of Queens Things.
Queens Things is an imprint for collaborative, multilingual, and serial artists’ books, inspired by and devoted to the local yet worldly everyday life of Queens, New York. Initiated by Chang Yuchen in 2024, Queens Things received generous support from Queens Arts Fund New Work Grant.
Little Bowl is published by How Many Books, 2024
《小碗》是由广七文创作、顾虔凡翻译的小说。在故事里，记忆中和想象中的图书馆不仅是场景，也是主人公在离散生活中的陪伴。而小说里描绘的两个图书馆员——一对母女——是因着皇后区公共图书馆语种丰富的藏书而找到了慰藉、归属感、以及对彼此更深的理解。《小碗》是“皇后区大事小情”的第一本出版物。
“皇后区大事小情”是合作的、多语种的、系列性的艺术家书。它植根于并奉献给既本土又世界的纽约市皇后区。“皇后区大事小情”由常羽辰在2024年发起，并受到皇后区艺术基金会新作奖的支持。
《小碗》由“多少书”出版，2024年
[Left] Poster by Chang Yuchen; [Right] Photo by Yuki He.
Queens Things #1: Little Bowl Book Launch Event was held at Queens Public Library at Flushing,
Dec. 22nd (Sunday), 2024, 2-3:30PM
At the book launch, Chang Yuchen and Qianfan Gu engaged in a bilingual Q&A, exploring topics such as creation and naming, the estrangement of language, writing in one’s mother tongue, self-translation, and the library as a refuge that offers knowledge, experience, and dignity.
皇后区大事小情#1：《小碗》新书发布会在皇后区公共图书馆法拉盛分馆举办，
2024年12月22日（周日），2-3:30PM
在发布会的对谈中，常羽辰与顾虔凡用中英交替的问答形式聊到了创作及命名、语言带来的间离、
母语写作与自翻译、作为一种庇护并提供学识、经验及尊严而存在的图书馆……等话题。
Check out Ep.5 of Edited Recordings podcast for the live recording of our book launch talk.
《小碗》新书发布会现场对话录音：《录音整理》播客 Ep.5 。