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  2. China's massive population of migrant workers, which represents more than 114 million people, is the driving force behind its booming economy. Despite this, little is known about the movement or its importance. Leslie Chang portrays the unknown story of these workers by documenting the lives of two women over a span of three years. She ...
  3. Chinese historical fiction has a long and storied history that spans hundreds of years and multiple eras and governments. In fact, the first known novel to be published in China was The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, a historical fiction book set at the end of the Han Dynasty and published in the 14th century. As in many places, the form of the historical fiction novel in ...
  4. In his first nonfiction work, Yu Hua reflects on the last several decades of China's economic and social transformation in the context of ten common phrases in Chinese vernacular: people, leader, reading, writing, Lu Xun (an influential Chinese writer), disparity, revolution, grassroots, copycat, and bamboozle.
  5. Te-Ping Chen makes her fiction debut with this collection that tells stories of modern China, its people, and its diaspora. The stories range in style from the sincere to the satirical, from the realistic to the absurd, and reflect on the multidimensional nature of life in China that Chen was able to witness and experience intimately over her years as a journalist based in Beijing.
  6. With historical works translated from other languages into English, readers are transported to different cultures as well. Check out these 12 must-read historical fiction books in translation. ... a novel about China's first and only female emperor, Empress Wu. Set in late seventh century China, the novel follows the controversial empress's ...
  7. The online platform, Webnovel, has uploaded more than 900 translated Chinese literary works since it was founded in 2017. And in 2005, the government began to sponsor translations of government-approved Chinese works, hoping to increase the number of books making it into the global literary world. "Government-approved" is key.
  8. One place to not start your reading is with Pearl S. Buck. Famous for her 1931 novel The Good Earth, Buck was a white US American woman who was raised in China by her missionary parents. While her intentions were generally good, there is a long history of her works being taught by way of introduction to Chinese culture and Chinese American ...
  9. Country: China. China is home to some truly rich and incredible myths and legends. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon weaves together Chinese folklore and follows a young girl named Minli who toils in the fields in the day and listens to her father's fantastical tales at night. Inspired by her father's tales, Minli treks out to find the Old Man of the Moon, who she believes can change her ...
  10. Update: As of August 9, 2023, Yilin Wang has reached a settlement with the British Museum. Please read her blog post for the settlement.. When Yilin Wang began translating the poetry of Chinese revolutionary and feminist Qiu Jin, she had not anticipated that she would be facing off against the British Museum.Recently in an exhibition called "China's Hidden Century," Wang learned that her ...
  11. This book is from my TBR and comes highly recommended. Set in ancient China, this wuxia-inspired, action-packed fantasy features a corrupt government (what's that like?) and layered, complex characters. Lin Chong was a highly regarded weapons instructor before a powerful man with a vendetta had her unfairly branded as a criminal and stripped ...
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