关键词: 奥运文学, 彼得·海斯勒;, 迈克尔·麦尔, 刘慈欣, 科幻奥运会

Abstract: The Beijing Olympic Games are widely regarded as a symbol of China’s rise as a global power. Following Beijing’s successful bid in 2001, the event quickly became a focal point for writers worldwide. The distinctive connection between the Olympics and global literature, particularly in depictions of the Olympic marathon and other sporting competitions in contemporary works, has remained insufficiently explored. This paper begins by discussing the impact of the Olympics Games. Through an archaeological and genealogical analysis of Olympic narratives in global literary works, this study not only deepens our understanding of the significance of “2008” eiqhteen years later, but also offers new interpretive angles on canonical works by writers such as Peter Hessler, Michael Meyer, and Liu Cixin.

Key words: Olympic Literature, Peter Haysler, Michael Meyer, Liu Cixin, Science Fiction Olympics