Spanish writer's act of faith

Samanta Schweblin, one of the best young Spanish language novelists as nominated by British literary magazine Granta, has visited Beijing to promote the first Chinese edition of a collection of her short stories.

The collection, Birds in the Mouth, has been translated and published by Shanghai-based publisher 99reader.

"Sometimes I hold the Chinese edition and choose a story at random and try to guess which one it is. But it is almost impossible for me; even the length is different," says Schweblin.