Chinese literature

Guide to Chinese literature

As those of you who’ve followed this project for a while will know, China is very poorly represented in terms of the number of its books that make it into English. According to Chinese transl…

“Journey to the West”, “Outlaws of the Marsh”, “Three Kingdoms”, and “A Dream of Red Mansions” are widely accepted as greatest classic novels in China. Even the illiterate Chinese know the plot and…

Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture | 10 | 2 | November 2023

– Worth It! We are living through a beautiful explosion of fantasy writers and imaginations and I am 100% here for it and it is…

From Chinese sci-fi and fantasy to timeless classics, here are ten of the very best Chinese novels in translation that you need to read right now.

Duke University Press - Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture

Chinese poetry reached a Golden Age under the Tang, when poets like Li Bai and Du Fu gained prominence as literary giants for their calligraphic, thematic, artistic, commentaristic, and ideological genius and talent. Poets like them would not only revolutionize Chinese literature, but they would also influence the writings of Hindu, Islamic, and Western authors and poets as well. (~700 AD; China)

Old Japanese Literature

Whether you are planning a trip there or just want to learn more so you can follow current events better, here are books to read about China. We've got recommendations for everyone, whether you love historical fiction, literary fiction, memoir, plus we have picture books about China and middle grade books.

http://library.uakron.edu/record=b2517681~S24 Chinese Cinderella : the true story of an unwanted daughter / Adeline Yen Mah

John Rossiter on Wang An-Shih's poem, Following Thoughts.

Introduction "Dream of the Red Chamber," also known as "The Story of the Stone," is a masterpiece of Chinese literature written by...

From the oldest recorded royal court archives to the mature vernacular fiction novels that evolved during the Ming dynasty to delight the masses of literate Chinese, Chinese literature spans thousands of years.

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