Inside the Issue | “God’s Arrow” by Shuang Xuetao

The actor Ken Leung reads “God’s Arrow” from issue no. 256 (Summer 2026), written by Shuang Xuetao and translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang—a time-bending chronicle of gods and dogs, mothers and sons, set against the turbulent backdrop of Shuang’s native Dongbei region.

This episode was produced by John DeLore, Dennis Zhou, Lori Dorr, and Hazel Byers. “God’s Arrow” was edited for audio by John DeLore and Dennis Zhou and recorded at the podcast studios at Moss New York.
“God’s Arrow” can be read online at:
theparisreview.org/fiction/8498/gods-arrow-shu…
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