As a result of the long history of Civilisation in China, by the time of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties there is a huge…
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Tag: Chinese Literature
Chinese New Year – Part 1
Chinese New Year holidays is a time where I re-read my favourite books. In school days from Form 1 to 4, I would borrow from…
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By Mo Yan
Mo Yan is his nom de plume. He won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature. Here are 3 of his more famous works. Shifu is…
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By Lu Xun
Lu Xun is recognised as the preeminent man of letters of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun is not his real name. He first used this…
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The Story of the Stone
This is the complete 5 volume of the Dream of the Red Chamber also known as The Story of the Stone. It has 120 chapters.…
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By Jonathan D Spence
Jonathan D Spence is a prolific historian of Chinese imperial history. Here are two excellent books by him in my library. Emperor of China is…
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Chinese poetry
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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Wonderful essays – Jottings under Lamplight
If you have read the wonderful collection of short fiction by Lu Xun translated by Julia Lovell and published by Penguin Classic you will enjoy…
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