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By Eileen Chang

Julia_M March 11, 2021 No Comments 20th Century Historical Romance (Books)Asian Literature (Books)Chinese Biographies Historical China Biographies Political Thrillers (Books)Short Stories & Anthologies

Eileen Chang is one of China’s more famous pre-World War II writers based in Shanghai. She fled to Hong Kong after Mao won power. Her…

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Translation of the greatest novel of China

Julia_M February 24, 2020 No Comments Asian American Literature & Fiction Asian Literature (Books)Chinese Literary Criticism (Books)Latin American Literature

The 4 greatest novels of China were all written in the 16th century. Here are 2 of a 5- volume translation of Chin Ping Mei.…

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Chinese poetry

Julia_M October 3, 2019 1 Comment Asian Literary History & Criticism Asian Literature (Books)Chinese Literature Chinese Poetry (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Poetry Anthologies (Books)

There are 2 famous Chinese poems on family infighting for the throne. One is from The Three Kingdoms era. The second is from the Tang…

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