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Dylan Levi King

Tokyo
As seen in: Medium, Substack, Complex, Irish Examiner, Sixth Tone, The Spectator, JD Supra, The National Law Review, The Baffler, RealClear World and
Covers:  Politics and culture, with a focus on East Asia.
Writer and translator.

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Against Wagyu | Dylan Levi King

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By Dylan Levi King
| The Baffler Verified
I knew that Ayumi had no feelings about the American toothpick flag stuck into my steak. We were at a down-market, bistro-ish steak house after strolling in Kagurazaka. She put up with my commentary—she’s the mother of my child—but I also knew that she preferred I cut a slice before the filet cooled, which she could chew until it turned grainy in her cheek and needed to be rehydrated with a slug of cabernet sauvignon.
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A Short Stay in the Woods | Fiction

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By Dylan Levi King
| The World Of Chinese Verified
IV Song Zhen untied the cord around the chicken’s neck. The hen had been acting strange. Earlier, it had walked across the path and for the first time entered the woods. A short time later, after the hen returned, there was a burst of noise from among the trees. A couple of squirrels leapt out from the branches, chittering excitedly. Song Zhen looked on from a distance. The noise had sounded mechanical to her. Her first thought was to rush back to her house.
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The Record of the Magnolia Grove: A wuxia story inspired by Great Shun and Su Dongpo’s poems

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By Dylan Levi King, Shu Feilian
| The World Of Chinese Verified
As the bandits went on down the path, flowers and grasses grew even denser. The warm spring sunshine steamed their perfume into the air. When the path continued to twist and turn, Li Kui and his men worried that they had stumbled into a maze, but it was soon clear that they were still climbing into the hills. They crested a ridge on the Formless Hermitage’s blue tiles and white walls, above which rose the tops of a stand of giant trees.
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