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…

Chinese fiction is quickly becoming one of the bookish world's biggest talking points, with some of the best writers of science fiction, satire, and speculative fiction coming out of the Middle Kingdom. Here are ten incredible Chinese novels you need to be reading right now! #chinesebooks #chineseliterature #booklists #bookworms #booklovers #chineseart #bookstoread

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

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

Looking for a new take on fantasy literature, based on ancient Chinese culture? Check out the review of 'She Who Became the Sun' by Shelley Parker-Chan and be sure to add it to your summer reading list!

Learn Chinese through the most fansinating stories cross anicent and modern China - Chinese Stories for Language Learners: Elementary: bilingual book of Chinese folk tales, idioms, fables, proverbs, myths, and modern fun stories.

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

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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

Duke University Press - Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture

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.

Here's some Medieval Dances. Sorry, I've been out of circulation. New Year's Day, my mother became ill and had to go to the hospital. A few days later, she passed into the arms of her Savior. I was holding her in my arms when she breathed her last. From my arms to His. It will be one of my most precious memories of her. A very interesting anthology of Chinese writers of the 20th century. A lot of poetry and excerpts from longer works. I felt it gave me a good taste of the transformation, or…

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.