Spreading the words

A longtime promoter of Chinese literature will return to the US this fall, but his mission continues, Yang Yang says.

After living in China for 15 years, American Eric Abrahamsen is returning to his hometown, Seattle, late this year. He is the founder of Paper Republic, a company devoted to translating Chinese literature and introducing it to the West.

He plans to go to the Frankfurt Book Fair in October to seek cooperation opportunities to publish Chinese books in other languages.